• Freeze Watch for McDowell Mountains County, North Carolina
  • Freeze Watch issued October 19 at 10:46PM EDT until October 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 11 p.m.
  • Expires: Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 9 a.m.

  • ...COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...
    .The passage of a strong cold front on Saturday will usher in the
    coldest air of the season across the mountains of North Carolina
    on Saturday night, with gusty northwest winds across the
    ridgetops and high elevations causing an even colder wind chill
    effect. High pressure will build overhead Sunday night with ideal
    radiational cooling conditions early Monday morning, probably
    dropping temperatures below freezing again across most of the
    mountains.
    ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
    THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
    * LOCATIONS...The mountains of North Carolina, including the
    high elevations of the northern foothills.
    * TEMPERATURES...Lows in the lower 30s.
    * IMPACTS...Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive
    vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.