Headline:
Freeze Warning issued March 18 at 2:59AM EDT until March 18 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Freeze Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 17, 2026 - 11:59pm
Expires:
March 18, 2026 - 7:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South
Carolina.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this 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:
Lincoln; McDuffie; Columbia; Richmond; Burke; Chesterfield; McCormick; Newberry; Fairfield; Kershaw; Edgefield; Saluda; Lexington; Richland; Lee; Aiken; Sumter; Barnwell; Calhoun; Clarendon; Bamberg; Northern Lancaster; Southern Lancaster; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: