Freeze Warning Alabama, Florida, Georgia | Effective 03/16/2026 22:53

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued March 17 at 1:53AM EDT until March 17 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 10:53pm
Expires: 
March 17, 2026 - 7:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Big Bend and Panhandle Florida, and south central and southwest Georgia. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Prolonged warm antecedent conditions could make this late-season freeze more impactful to early blooming plants than normal.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Coffee; Dale; Henry; Geneva; Houston; North Walton; Central Walton; Holmes; Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; Gadsden; Northern Liberty; Quitman; Clay; Randolph; Calhoun; Terrell; Dougherty; Lee; Worth; Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Early; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt; Cook; Berrien; Seminole; Decatur; Grady; Thomas
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov