Freeze Warning North Carolina, South Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 10:45

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued March 16 at 1:45PM EDT until March 18 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 10:45am
Expires: 
March 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as the upper 20s to lower 30s expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. * 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: 
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