On Wednesday at 1:20 a.m. the National Weather Service released a freeze watch valid from Thursday 11 p.m. until Friday 9 a.m. for Oneida County.

The weather service states to prepare for, "Temperatures will fall into the 20s and low 30s Thursday night into early Friday morning."

"Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing," explains the weather service. "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold."

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 ahea

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