Public Safety · Buncombe County
Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory in Effect 1-9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18
The National Weather Service issued a Freeze Warning for Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and Yancey counties, plus northern and southern Jackson County, effective 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. A Frost Advisory covers Henderson and Transylvania counties along with mountain areas of Burke, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford counties, and the mountain portions of Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties in South Carolina. Temperatures could drop into the upper 20s and lower 30s across the mountains. Residents are urged to protect sensitive plants and exposed outdoor pipes. Another frost or freeze is possible Sunday night before temperatures return near normal by midweek.