800 WWUS73 KTOP 312003 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 303 PM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 KSZ011-012-021>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-011045- /O.CON.KTOP.FZ.W.0004.141101T0200Z-141101T1400Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 303 PM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. * IMPACTS...A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. THE COLD TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$