Freeze Watch until 09:00AM Saturday
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures into the middle to upper 20s.
* WHERE...Portions of Upstate South Carolina, northeast Georgia and the piedmont of North Carolina.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ELBERT ... ANDERSON ... HART ... CHEROKEE ... ABBEVILLE ... FRANKLIN ... LAURENS ... GREATER GREENVILLE ... YORK ... GASTON ... GREATER PICKENS ... SPARTANBURG ... UNION ... MECKLENBURG ... GREATER OCONEE ... STEPHENS ... CHESTER ... GREENWOOD ... UNION
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