Freeze Watch until 09:00AM Tuesday
* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
* WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, until 9 AM EDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through early Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... CLAY ... 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