NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTYRAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITYRAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...BLACK FOREST...AIR FORCE ACADEMY...COLORADO SPRINGS 917 AM MDT SAT OCT 6 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY. * LOCATION...EL PASO...PUEBLO...EASTERN FREMONT...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER RIGHT AROUND FREEZING THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVEN COLDER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 20S...RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. * IMPACT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL UNPROTECTED VEGETATION AND CAN FREEZE EXPOSED PIPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT CROPS OR VEGETATION. DRAIN EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.