<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Central Georgia-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">3.2.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for a large swath of Georgia, to begin at midnight and extend through 9 a.m. Saturday.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">In high elevations, temperatures are expected to drop into the middle 20s while temperatures in the central Georgia area should remain in the low 30s.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Charles Hall, Executive Director of Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Grower’s Association noted that if temperatures fall to the low 20s for an extended period of time, growers of recently planted crops such as cabbage and broccoli –which can typically escape a light frost unscathed – could see some damage.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The freeze is not expected to damage stone fruits, as trees in the area have largely not begun to bud.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Those with agricultural interests in the warned area are advised to harvest or protect tender vegetation.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow for updates on the freeze.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=GA124EF372BE0C.FreezeWarning.124EF3821E60GA.FFCNPWFFC.89ccec479c29fcc48a8c8973d934860a" target="_new">Freeze Update </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
