Freeze Warning South Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 22:34

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...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Clarendon, Lee, Southeastern Orangeburg, and Sumter Counties. * WHEN...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: 
Lee; Sumter; Clarendon; Southeastern Orangeburg
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov