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Freeze Warning including Watauga & Ashe – Sunday May 3, 2026

Last Updated on May 2, 2026 12:12 pm

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Including the cities of Independence, Volney, Pulaski, Rainelle,
Clifton Forge, Alderson, Lexington, Hot Springs, Pearisburg, Hix,
Tazewell, Blacksburg, Flat Top, Whitetop, White Sulphur Springs,
Bluefield, Quinwood, Boone, Radford, Bland, Lewisburg, Union,
Covington, Duo, West Jefferson, Hinton, Buena Vista, Marion,
Wytheville, Floyd, and Troutdale
1203 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
SUNDAY…

* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.

* WHERE…Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and west
central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia.

* WHEN…From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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