Freeze Watch until 09:00AM Wednesday
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
* WHEN...From late tonight through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAIBORNE ... HANCOCK ... HAWKINS ... SULLIVAN ... NORTHWEST GREENE ... WASHINGTON ... NORTHWEST CARTER ... 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:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Freeze Watch