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Freeze Watch
Issued: 2:03 PM Mar. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as the upper 20s in the valleys and in the low to mid 30s elsewhere are expected for Saturday night into Sunday morning. * WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, south central, and southeast Kentucky. * WHEN...From Midnight to 10 AM EDT Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. &&
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 1:49 PM Mar. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH FIRE DANGER ON SUNDAY... Low to very low humidities and very dry fuels will combine to result in Elevated Fire Danger through this evening. Humidities will recover an hour or two after sunset, alleviating the threat tonight. However, low humidities and dry fuels are also expected on Sunday, and frequent wind gusts into the 15 to 25 mph range between 10 AM and around sunset will result in High Fire Danger. A burn band in currently in place for McCreary County. Check for any other county burn bans or restrictions that may be in place. Remember, that Kentucky regulations make it illegal to burn between the hours of 6 AM and 6 PM within 150 feet of an woodland or brushland during the Spring Forest Fire Season that runs until April 30th.
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