SpartyOn Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Im not sure with temps potentially dipping in the upper teens will help. Not after last night, today and tonight. This plants are fudged It helped today was in the 40s with sun. As the ground retained some warmth. The trees that have budded are fine. Fruit tree farms I'm sure have been tended too. And spraying them with water works wonders. Things might turn out ok. Although asparagus has sprouted. It's that stuff that might get fooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I would think mid 20s or so would be the point of no return, even with a thin ice layer over everything. I know when the farmers in FL put a layer of ice on the citrus, 24° and below I think is just too much cold regardless of that ice layer. I think the key is too, the duration of temperatures in the 20s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 D-Trib. Fruit tree damage article for Oakland county MI. http://m.dailytribune.com/dailytribune/pm_111532/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=jJyjZxa2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 It helped today was in the 40s with sun. As the ground retained some warmth. The trees that have budded are fine. Fruit tree farms I'm sure have been tended too. And spraying them with water works wonders. Things might turn out ok. Although asparagus has sprouted. It's that stuff that might get fooked. I dont know. Temps have been below freezing for a couple hours now. I just think it will be way to long in the 20's to save a lot of these plants and vegetation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 44 degrees at midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Midnight temp is 33 at DTW but 30 at DET. It smells and feels like winter outside...crazy how it feels after 2 weeks of epic early spring warmth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 23 in Bad Axe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Down to 42 here, but WAA is about to kick in and reverse things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Looks like some upper teens popping up in Northern Lower Michigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Currently at 24. Widespread temps of 19-27 degrees in the northern Detroit area. Looks frozen outside. growing season FAIL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpsycho Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 It will be interesting to see what survived. Even then it may not matter. We still have about 45 days to go before the normal last day of frost/freeze in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 never really cooled off last night, veg unhamred and looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Only got down to 29-30 here. Probably not cold enough to cause much damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Doesn't matter...GFS has another shot that will finish off any stragglers... -15C 850s into Traverse City? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 It will be interesting to see what survived. Even then it may not matter. We still have about 45 days to go before the normal last day of frost/freeze in my area. Thursday night low of 30. Im sure next week there will be more days. Far from done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Doesn't matter...GFS has another shot that will finish off any stragglers... -15C 850s into Traverse City? overdone like 100% of cold outbreaks this year and winds off the lake = no big deal for MBY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Of course...Chicago is a giant heat sink of concrete...same for Minneapolis. Areas outside that actually grow crops aren't so fortunate. Euro isn't as nasty at 240...but does carve out a nice trough in the east: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Of course...Chicago is a giant heat sink of concrete...same for Minneapolis. Areas outside that actually grow crops aren't so fortunate. Euro isn't as nasty at 240...but does carve out a nice trough in the east: I love those geo height maps. Good choice! Upon quick inspection all of my plants and flowers passed the freeze test last night. Not one hint of burn or cold wilt. Most def the UHi helped here and the copious amounts of water that I sprayed last night. The drive to work out in the northern burbs reveled many flowering trees that appeared to survive the fast plummet. Only time will really tell. Harvest season on fruit trees is some 2-3 months out on the cherries and 6+ on apples. Peaches are a ways off too. This thread might be usefull to bump come this fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Looking through some stations in Michigan, it doesn't look too bad. Looks like wind and possibly clouds kept temps from diving too far. I'm sure some low spots/cold spots will see some damage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 got down to 16 in Waterloo. 23 at Torontos airport, and 27 down at the lake ontario shoreline. Still 8 weeks left, chances of anything green making it outside of downtown Toronto or lakeshore communities is 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 for Southern Ontario and most likely some areas in MI. You will see record green up, average green up and record delayed green up within 30-50km drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Damage appears to be light here in northern Ohio despite lows in the 25-30 degree range (locally colder). Am worried areas a bit farther east of the Cleveland/Akron metro where some fruit is grown may have fared worse. Still will likely see more chances at a killing freeze and parts of MI got several degrees colder, so I'd imagine their is notable damage up there to fruit trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Got down to 27 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Looking through some stations in Michigan, it doesn't look too bad. Looks like wind and possibly clouds kept temps from diving too far. I'm sure some low spots/cold spots will see some damage... Livingston county got down to 26 for 1 hour... Was sub 28 for about 4 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I bet the damage won't even be apparent for a few days... They aren't all going to turn Brown and fall off instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Got down to 15 in Oscoda, I bet that hurts... Not a big fruit area though. Looks the interior eastern areas got the coldest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Another thought, is it just might be natures way to thin a tree. Most fruit trees need thinning (they set way too many fruit, which if not thinned, would cause all the fruit to be small)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Only made it to 38 as SE winds stayed up all night. That was my main concern going in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Only made it to 38 as SE winds stayed up all night. That was my main concern going in. Interestingly, made it down to 36 on my thermometer this morning. And I'm in an "urban" location. LAF is developing a warm bias with min temps this month, compared to other central Indiana locales (I threw in CMI as well, as it tends to run close to LAF). LAF: 46.1 IND: 46.1 HUF: 45.4 GEZ: 44.8 EYE: 44.7 MIE: 44.2 BMG: 43.3 CMI: 42.3 And just for kicks, average max temps this month: HUF: 68.0 BMG: 67.8 LAF: 67.7 CMI: 67.4 IND: 67.0 GEZ: 66.8 EYE: 65.9 MIE: 64.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Only got down to 34 in Goshen and Elkhart due to winds staying up as well. Hard to believe but I see tulips blooming in the area. In March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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