Weather Alerts for Colorado:Fort Collins

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Freeze Warning  FREEZE WARNING   Freeze Warning
COLORADO:FORT COLLINS

Areas Affected:
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County - Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County - North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County - Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet - Northeast Weld County - Central and South Weld County - Morgan County - Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties - North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County - Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County - Logan County - Washington County - Sedgwick County - Phillips County
Effective: Thu, 4/16 1:02pm Updated: Thu, 4/16 6:57pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Thu, 4/16 9:15pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Prolonged sub-freezing temperatures dropping down into the
18 to 24 degree range.

* WHERE...All of the Front Range Urban Corridor and northeast plains
of Colorado.

* WHEN...From Friday evening through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...If not drained or protected, damage to above ground
irrigation lines will be likely. A hard freeze could kill sensitive
vegetation and damage fruit trees.

Information:
Disconnect water hoses.

Drain above ground irrigation lines.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.