Last Updated on October 30, 2023 3:17 pm

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…FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGHWEDNESDAY MORNING…

  • WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures possible.

  • WHERE…Portions of northwest North Carolina and central,south central, southwest and west central Virginia.

  • WHEN…From late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.

  • IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, othersensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoorplumbing.

  • ADDITIONAL DETAILS…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To preventfreezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they shouldbe wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that havein-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing.