Headline:
Freeze Warning issued March 17 at 1:34AM EDT until March 18 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Freeze Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 10:34pm
Expires:
March 17, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description:
* WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as
low as 29 expected. For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing
temperatures as low as 28 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South
Carolina.
* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EDT this morning.
For the second Freeze Warning, from 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
Instruction:
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description:
Lincoln; McDuffie; Columbia; Richmond; Burke; Chesterfield; McCormick; Newberry; Fairfield; Kershaw; Edgefield; Saluda; Lexington; Richland; Aiken; Barnwell; Calhoun; Bamberg; Northern Lancaster; Southern Lancaster; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov