Freeze Watch North Carolina | Effective 03/27/2026 23:11

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued March 28 at 2:11AM EDT until March 29 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 27, 2026 - 11:11pm
Expires: 
March 28, 2026 - 7:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 possible. * WHERE...A portion of eastern North Carolina. * WHEN...From late tonight through Sunday morning. * 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: 
Martin; Pitt; Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Greene; Beaufort; Mainland Hyde; Duplin; Lenoir; Jones; Pamlico; Northern Craven; Southern Craven; Inland Onslow
Forcast Office: 
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov