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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
130 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...THE GROWING SEASON HAS ENDED FOR THE 31 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH 
CAROLINA...

MOST AREAS IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA REPORTED LOWS FROM THE UPPER 
20S TO LOWER 30S THIS MORNING... AND MANY OUTLYING AND RURAL SITES 
OBSERVED THESE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AS A 
RESULT...THE GROWING SEASON HAS ENDED FOR THE YEAR FOR ALL OF 
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
 
NWS FORECASTS INDICATE THAT LOW TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT WEEK WILL 
REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING... BRINGING NO FURTHER THREAT OF A HARD FREEZE 
THROUGH MID NOVEMBER... WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH 
TYPICALLY CEASES TO PRODUCE FROST/FREEZE ALERTS. THUS... NO 
ADDITIONAL FREEZE OR FROST PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE FORECAST 
AREA FOR THIS SEASON. THE FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM WILL RESUME IN THE 
EARLY SPRING. 

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BL/GIH