Public Information Statement

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
906 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013
...END OF THE GROWING SEASON IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
 
A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...DEFINED AS TEMPERATURES OF 28 DEGREES 
FAHRENHEIT OR LESS FOR 3 OR MORE HOURS...HAS BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS 
MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. IN ADDITION...OCTOBER 15TH 
IS THE AVERAGE END OF THE GROWING SEASON IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL 
NORTH DAKOTA. CONSEQUENTLY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN 
BISMARCK WILL NO LONGER ISSUE FROST ADVISORIES...FREEZE WATCHES...OR 
FREEZE WARNINGS THIS FALL. THIS SERVICE WILL RESUME NEXT SPRING AT 
THE START OF THE LOCAL GROWING SEASON.
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