By Alin Hett
Hays Post
Ellis County is under a Freeze Warning from late Friday night through Saturday morning.
The freeze watch issued by the National Weather Service in Dodge City will be in effect on October 17, from the hours of 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
The National Weather service also said sub-freezing temperatures of 26-30 degrees are possible with the Freeze Warning.
Other counties that are in the area that are included are Trego, Ellis, Scott, Lane, Ness, Rush, Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Stafford, Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, Clark and Comanche.
It includes cities of Dodge City, Ulysses, Lewis, Stafford, Johnson City, Larned, Lake Coldwater, Haviland, Elkhart, Coldwater, Sublette, Ashland, WaKeeney, Montezuma, Pfeifer, Hugoton, Jetmore, Meade, Hays, Liberal, Lakin, Garden City, Kinsley, Syracuse, Pratt, Scott City, Hanston, Deerfield, Satanta, Minneola, Cimarron, Dighton, Greensburg, Ness City, Fowler, Protection, La Crosse, Scott State Lake, St. John, Macksville, and Plains City.
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. The National Weather Service advises anyone who is under the effect of the Freeze Warning to take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.