Freeze Warning North Carolina, South Carolina | Effective 03/17/2026 23:10

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued March 18 at 2:10AM EDT until March 18 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 17, 2026 - 11:10pm
Expires: 
March 18, 2026 - 7:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast 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: 
Robeson; Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Marlboro; Darlington; Dillon; Florence; Marion; Williamsburg; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Coastal Georgetown; Central Horry; Northern Horry
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC