- Saturday March 18th, 2023 :: 02:59 a.m. EDT
Freeze Warning until 11:00AM Sunday 
* WHAT...Temperatures below freezing will linger this morning in many locations until around 9 AM EDT. For tonight, sub-freezing temperatures generally ranging from 18 to 25 degrees are expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ this morning. Then again from midnight EDT /11 PM CDT/ tonight to 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ Sunday.
* IMPACTS...These freezing conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... CLAY ... SCOTT ... CAMPBELL ... CLAIBORNE ... HANCOCK ... HAWKINS ... SULLIVAN ... MORGAN ... ANDERSON ... UNION ... GRAINGER ... HAMBLEN ... NORTHWEST COCKE ... NORTHWEST GREENE ... WASHINGTON ... NORTHWEST CARTER ... ROANE ... LOUDON ... KNOX ... JEFFERSON ... NW BLOUNT ... NORTH SEVIER ... SEQUATCHIE ... BLEDSOE ... RHEA ... MEIGS ... MCMINN ... NORTHWEST 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