Sub-freezing temperatures are expected to hit large parts of Georgia overnight Saturday into Sunday, threatening crops, plants, and outdoor pipes across the state.
What’s happening: Two separate freeze warnings and multiple frost advisories are in effect for Georgia counties stretching from the southwest corner of the state to the east central region near the South Carolina border.
- A freeze warning covers Calhoun, Clay, Early, Quitman, Randolph, and Terrell counties, with lows as cold as 31°F expected from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. EST Sunday.
- A freeze warning covers Lincoln, McDuffie, Columbia, Richmond, and Burke counties, with lows as cold as 30°F during the same overnight window. This warning also flags a risk of damage to unprotected outdoor pipes.
- Frost advisories cover a wide band of south and south central Georgia counties, including Tift, Ben Hill, Irwin, Colquitt, Cook, Berrien, Seminole, Decatur, Grady, Thomas, Brooks, Lowndes, Lanier, Dougherty, Lee, Worth, Turner, Miller, Baker, and Mitchell, with lows ranging from 33°F to 35°F.
- A frost advisory for Appling, Bacon, Coffee, and Jeff Davis counties runs from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. EST Sunday, with lows as cold as 33°F.
What this means for you: Crops and sensitive plants left uncovered overnight could be killed by the cold. Residents with outdoor pipes should wrap them, drain them, or let a faucet drip slowly to keep water moving and prevent freezing.
The path forward: All warnings and advisories expire by Sunday morning, with most lifting by 9 a.m..
B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.
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