BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – It maybe a week before the total amount of damage is known following two nights of temperatures in the mid 20s.
Coldwater came close to setting a new record for April 22nd on Thursday morning as the temperature got down to 26 degrees at the Branch County Memorial Airport at 3:55 a.m. The record low for the date in Coldwater is 25 set in 1978..
Temperatures were in the 20s throughout the region. The mercury dipped to as low as 24 in Hillsdale, 25 in Battle Creek and Grand Rapids, 23 in Marshall and 26 in Kalamazoo.
Michigan State University reported this week that on average the state’s 2021 growing season was two weeks ahead of schedule.
As result, much of Michigan’s fruit producing regions have seen advanced development.
There could be freeze damage to crops like sweet and tart cherries and peaches. Experts at the Michigan Farm Bureau are ready to help growers as needed. Michigan apples, blueberries and grapes are least likely to experience damage from the freezing temperatures.
(Brandon James contributed to this report)
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