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Clay County, NC
Saturday March 18th, 2023 :: 02:59 a.m. EDT

Alert

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
Clay County, NC
345 Courthouse Drive
Hayesville, NC 28904

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-389-1361

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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

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