Mid-week freezing temperatures to hit Central Virginia
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Central Virginians are about to experience a bit of weather whiplash as we go from multiple 80-degree days to a night of below-freezing temperatures on Tuesday, April 8.
Starting late Tuesday night and going into the morning hours of Wednesday, April 9, a freeze watch will be in effect for virtually all Central Virginia localities.
While this dip in temperature may shock you, it promises to shock anything that's been planted even more. StormTracker8 chief meteorologist John Bernier cautions that those who have taken to early spring planting will likely see those crops or flowers damaged by this freeze.
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Per the National Weather Service, the freeze watch will be in effect for the following Central Virginia localities:
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Dinwiddie County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights
- Essex County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King William County
- King and Queen County
- Greensville County
- Lancaster County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northumberland County
- Nottoway County
- Prince George County
- Richmond County
- Sussex County
If at all possible, residents of these impacted localities should bring any potted plants or flowers inside to protect them from the freeze. Those in bordering localities may consider doing the same to ensure their plants' health.
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