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Snow chance diminishes but deep freeze is coming

By Bill Moss, Published: March 13, 2017

The forecast keeps getting worse for Henderson County fruit growers.

As rain moves into the area today high elevations may see precipitation change over to a wintry mix after midnight tonight, causing hazardous driving conditions. Showers are likely, mainly after 5 p.m. and lows should be around freezing.There's a chance of snow through 7 a.m. Tuesday, though little to no accumulation is expected.

The deep-freeze comes after that, with lows forecast to be 20 on Tuesday night and 17 on Wednesday night. A warmup doesn't come until Friday, when the high climbs out of the 40s, to 52. Saturday's high should be 57 and Sunday warms up to 57, the National Weather Service said.

Sustained lows in the low 20s or teens could severely damage strawberries and blackberries and hurt early varieties of apples like Galas, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious and Granny Smiths.