URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
318 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2019
NCZ081-094-194-195-199-130830-
/O.CON.KMHX.FZ.W.0005.191113T0600Z-191113T1300Z/
Mainland Hyde-Pamlico-Southern Craven-West Carteret-
Coastal Onslow-
Including the cities of Engelhard, Fairfield, Ponzer, Scranton,
Swanquarter, Oriental, Bayboro, Arapahoe, Vandemere, New Bern,
River Bend, Fairfield Harbor, Havelock, Morehead City, Newport,
Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Stella, Swansboro, Sneads Ferry,
and North Topsail Beach
318 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2019
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as the upper 20s
expected.
* WHERE...Mainland Hyde, Pamlico, Southern Craven, West Carteret
and Coastal Onslow Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM EST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.