A widespread frost and freeze is about to bring the growing season to an end across the Twin Tiers.

The National Weather Service's Binghamton office Thursday afternoon issued a freeze watch for the region, in effect from Friday evening through Saturday morning.

The watch area includes Binghamton, Owego, Oneonta, Norwich, Utica, Ithaca and Scranton.

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Forecasters say temperatures will dip into the twenties to around 30 early Saturday.

The onset of below-freezing temperatures will occur either Friday evening or early Saturday morning.

According to the National Weather Service, a freeze watch means sub-freezing temperatures are likely... and these conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.

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