- Sunday October 16th, 2022 :: 03:13 p.m. EDT
Freeze Warning until 10:00AM Tuesday
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
* WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... CLAY ... SCOTT ... CAMPBELL ... CLAIBORNE ... HANCOCK ... HAWKINS ... SULLIVAN ... JOHNSON ... MORGAN ... ANDERSON ... UNION ... GRAINGER ... HAMBLEN ... NORTHWEST COCKE ... COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... NORTHWEST GREENE ... SOUTHEAST GREENE ... WASHINGTON ... UNICOI ... NORTHWEST CARTER ... SOUTHEAST CARTER ... ROANE ... LOUDON ... KNOX ... JEFFERSON ... NW BLOUNT ... BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... NORTH SEVIER ... SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... SEQUATCHIE ... BLEDSOE ... RHEA ... MEIGS ... MCMINN ... NORTHWEST MONROE ... SOUTHEAST MONROE ... MARION ... HAMILTON ... BRADLEY ... WEST POLK ... EAST POLK ... LEE ... WISE ... SCOTT ... RUSSELL ... WASHINGTON
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
Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
1 Government Center Pl
Abingdon, VA 24210
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 276-525-1330
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WASHCOVA 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