Cincinnati, OH – A widespread freeze threat is developing across Ohio, northern Kentucky and eastern Indiana this weekend, with temperatures potentially dropping into the upper 20s early Sunday morning. Residents from Columbus and Dayton to Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky are being urged to prepare for freezing conditions that could damage gardens, agricultural crops and sensitive vegetation.
According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio, a Freeze Watch has been issued from late Saturday night, October 17, through Sunday morning, October 18, covering portions of central, south-central, southwestern and west-central Ohio, northern and northeastern Kentucky, and east-central and southeastern Indiana.
In Ohio, affected communities include Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Springfield, Delaware, Newark, Lancaster, Chillicothe, Hamilton, Middletown, Wilmington, Xenia, Troy, Piqua, Greenville and Portsmouth…