Freeze Watch North Carolina, South Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 07:52

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued March 16 at 10:52AM EDT until March 18 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 7:52am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as the upper 20s. * WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday 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: 
Robeson; Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Inland New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Marlboro; Darlington; Dillon; Florence; Marion; Williamsburg; Inland Georgetown; Central Horry; Northern Horry
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov