Freeze Warning North Carolina, South Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 21:02

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued March 17 at 12:02AM EDT until March 18 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 9:02pm
Expires: 
March 17, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 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; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Marlboro; Darlington; Dillon; Florence; Marion; Williamsburg; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Central Horry; Northern Horry
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington NC