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UPDATED: Freeze Warning Issued for Mendota Heights Area
The National Weather Service predicts freezing temperatures Monday night, which could damage new plants.
Updated 11 a.m. Monday, April 9: The National Weather Service upgraded the freeze watch to a warning on Monday morning.
Those with tender bulbs and take note: The National Weather Service predicts temperatures could fall below freezing after midnight on Monday.
The Mendota Heights area is included in the freeze warning.
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Cold air from the north is expected to push temperatures into the 20s in some parts of the state. Freezing temperatures are possible for several hours between 1 and 10 a.m. Tuesday morning.
The freeze watch advises that young vegetation and budding fruit trees could be damaged by the cold.
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The University of Minnesota Extension recommends protecting plants from a spring frost with a sheet of fabric, plastic or straw.
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