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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:17AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
The NWS warned of temperatures as low as 28°F across portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and west-central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia, from 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Why it matters
The warning advises taking steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 7/10
- Geographic reach
- 3/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 5/10
Primary official sources
- U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWSFreeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:17AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
- U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWSFreeze Warning issued October 17 at 5:41AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
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