Freeze Warning until 10:00AM Sunday
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, southwest Virginia and southwest North Carolina.
* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EDT this morning. For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SOUTHEAST MONROE ... SOUTHEAST GREENE ... HAWKINS ... NORTHWEST GREENE ... HANCOCK ... SCOTT ... JOHNSON ... WASHINGTON ... RUSSELL ... SULLIVAN ... NORTHWEST CARTER ... CLAY ... BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... LEE ... UNICOI ... WISE ... SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... WASHINGTON ... COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... EAST POLK ... SOUTHEAST CARTER ... CLAIBORNE ... CHEROKEE
Instructions:
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Address/Location
Clay County, NC
345 Courthouse Drive
Hayesville, NC 28904
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-389-1361
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CLAYCOUNTY followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Freeze Warning