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• Minor Frost Advisory until Sat 8:00 AM

  Bourbon; Crawford; Cherokee; Vernon; St. Clair; Hickory; Barton; Cedar; Polk; Dallas; Jasper; Dade; Greene; Webster; Newton; Lawrence; Christian; Douglas; McDonald; Barry; Stone; Taney; Ozark

  What to do: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

  * WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to middle 30s could result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, southwest, and west central Missouri. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

  From the National Weather Service (Springfield MO).

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