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Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
Monday March 20th, 2023 :: 03:10 a.m. EDT

Alert

Freeze Warning until 09:00AM Tuesday

* WHAT...Temperatures below freezing will linger this morning in many locations until around 11 AM EDT. For tonight, sub-freezing temperatures generally ranging from 23 to near 30 are expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning. Then again from 1 AM EDT /midnight CDT/ to 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ Tuesday.

* 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

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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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