While some of the cherry blossoms on the verge of bloom before the cold snap were damaged, earlier stage blossoms survived and will emerge next week, the National Park Service said Friday afternoon.

If frost forms or overnight lows drop far enough to develop a hard freeze, it could be bad news for the cherry blossoms, which are entering a vulnerable stage of development this weekend.

These unfavorable conditions for the city's beloved cherry blossoms was caused by unseasonably warm weather, quickly followed by unseasonably cold weather. When the cold snap hit last week ...