Rampen · Georgia freezeGeorgia freeze warning: 30 counties face Sunday lows as low as 24°FGeschreven 14 november 2026 om 17:20 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Georgia freeze warning: thirty counties face Sunday lows as low as twenty four0:04degrees Fahrenheit.0:07Thirty Georgia counties face a freeze capable of killing crops and damaging0:10unprotected outdoor plumbing.0:12Temperatures are forecast to fall as low as twenty four degrees.0:15Residents with vulnerable plants and exposed water lines need protection in place0:19before the overnight freeze begins.0:20Where does the warning apply?0:22And how much time do residents have to prepare?0:24The freeze warning runs from one amperes M to nine amperes M.0:29Eastern on Sunday, November15.0:31Temperatures could reach twenty-four degrees in parts of the warning area.0:35Individual communities will have different lows.0:37The preparation deadline comes before many people will be awake Sunday.0:41Waiting until morning could leave plants and pipes exposed through hours of the0:44warning period.0:45Saturday evening is the opportunity to put those protections in place.0:49The warning reaches from mountain communities such as Blue Ridge to Marietta and0:52south to Pine Mountain.0:53It covers portions of north, central, northeast, northwest, and west central0:58Georgia, including parts of metropolitan Atlanta.1:00Cobb, Cherokee, and Forsyth are among the counties covered near the metro area.1:04The warning also includes communities around Rome, Dalton, Noonan, and West Point.1:09Across the mountains, it includes Blairsville, Ellijay, and Hiawessey.1:12Sunday brings the second forecast freeze in this sequence.1:15The earlier warning called for temperatures as low as twenty-nine degrees Saturday1:19morning.1:19That was a forecast minimum.1:21It doesn't tell us how cold Saturday actually became.1:24The November13 alert included both freeze periods.1:26An early Saturday updates still carried both.1:29By later Saturday morning, the first warning had expired, while Sundays remained in1:33place with a colder forecast minimum of twenty-four degrees.1:36An expiration attached to the earlier alert record could cause confusion.1:39It fell on Saturday morning, before the Sunday freeze was due to begin.1:43The later warning text explicitly keeps Sunday's warning in effect.1:47Sunday's warning survives that earlier expiration timestamp.1:50Saturday's freeze period had ended, but the next one still runs overnight into1:54Sunday morning.1:55Residents should prepare for that Sunday window.1:57Subscribe to this channel to follow Sunday's temperatures and any resulting plant or2:01plumbing damage.2:02A later Saturday Outlook uses broader language about North and Central Georgia.2:06The detailed freeze warning names the thirty counties.2:09That broader wording alone doesn't add counties to this particular warning.2:12Tender plants need protection from the cold.2:15For exposed water pipes, the protective options are to wrap them, drain them, or2:19allow them to drip slowly.2:21Those are alternative ways to help prevent freezing.2:23Crops and other sensitive vegetation could be killed during the freeze.2:26Unprotected outdoor plumbing could also be damaged.2:29The warning gives growers and homeowners time to act before those potential losses2:32occur.2:33Forecasters issue a freeze warning during the growing season when confidence exceeds2:37eighty percent that minimum temperatures will reach thirty, two degrees or below.2:41They can issue it up to twenty, four hours in advance.2:44This warning is designed to help gardeners and growers protect vulnerable2:48vegetation.2:48Separate cold weather alerts address health threats such as frostbite and2:52hypothermia.2:52The local frost and freeze program normally continues until November20 or until a2:57county has a widespread hard freeze.2:59That means twenty-eight degrees or below for several hours.3:02Coverage and duration determine whether a county reaches that threshold.3:05Sunday's actual temperatures will show how deeply the cold reaches and whether3:09plants or plumbing suffer damage.3:11The warning is scheduled to end at nine Amperas M Eastern on November fifteenth.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDex
