Active AlertsCelo, NC

What: Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.
Where: Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties.
When: From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Tuesday.
Impacts: Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

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