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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
156 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-063-170200-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0002.261018T0500Z-261018T1300Z/
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-
Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-
Including the cities of Cove Creek, Walnut, Burnsville, Almond,
Swiss, Black Mountain, Banner Elk, Stecoah, Tuckasegee, Hot Springs,
Waterville, Mars Hill, Poplar, Rainbow Springs, Cullowhee, Bryson
City, Ramseytown, Cruso, Franklin, Marshall, Micaville, Newland,
Luada, Spruce Pine, Luck, Celo, Ingalls, Wesser, Allenstand, Canton,
Faust, Asheville, Robbinsville, Sylva, Candler, Waynesville,
Cashiers, Alarka, Wolf Mountain, Kyle, Busick, and Highlands
156 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible, especially
  at higher elevations.

* WHERE...the mountains of western North Carolina

* WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other
  sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. In-ground
sprinkler systems should be drained. Remove hoses and cover above-
ground pipes.

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MPR