Update: Antelope Valley Foothills and Cuyama Valley placed under a freeze warning Saturday
Western Antelope Valley Foothills, Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills and Cuyama Valley are included in an updated freeze warning issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 8:22 p.m. The warning is valid for Saturday, Feb. 21 between midnight and 9 a.m.
According to the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, “Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 to 30 degrees expected.”
“Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing,” according to the NWS. “Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.”
Emergency alerts in Southern California
For “considerable or catastrophic” hazards, emergency alerts will be sent to all enabled mobile phones in the area. To monitor lesser risk, residents are advised to sign up for county alert systems and to monitor agencies’ social media. How to sign up for alerts in your area:
Freeze watch or warning – this is what it means
Freeze warnings are issued from May to October (but can be extended if necessary), when low temperatures are expected to be 29-32 degrees. If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.
According to the NWS, if a freeze warning or watch is issued for your area, there is little you can do to protect plants. If you can move your sensitive plants inside, do so because the freeze will likely kill them, depending on the severity of conditions.
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