Freeze Watch until 10:00AM Sunday
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 are possible.
* WHERE...Portions of the piedmont and foothills of North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.
* WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALEXANDER ... IREDELL ... DAVIE ... CATAWBA ... ROWAN ... CLEVELAND ... LINCOLN ... GASTON ... MECKLENBURG ... CABARRUS ... GREATER CALDWELL ... GREATER BURKE ... EASTERN MCDOWELL ... GREATER RUTHERFORD ... EASTERN POLK ... CHEROKEE ... YORK ... ANDERSON ... ABBEVILLE ... LAURENS ... UNION ... CHESTER ... GREENWOOD ... GREATER OCONEE ... GREATER PICKENS ... CENTRAL GREENVILLE ... SOUTHERN GREENVILLE ... NORTHERN SPARTANBURG ... SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG
Instructions:
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Address/Location
City of Bessemer City
132 W Virginia Ave
Bessemer City, NC 28016
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 704-629-5542
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