Protect pets, pipes and plants. Forecast calls for first freeze until 10am on Friday

From The City of Thomasville

Instructions:

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

Advisory: Freeze Warning until 10:00AM Friday

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...Person, Granville, Forsyth, Guilford, Alamance, Orange, Davidson, Randolph and Stanly Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Friday.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: PERSON ... GRANVILLE ... FORSYTH ... GUILFORD ... ALAMANCE ... ORANGE ... DAVIDSON ... RANDOLPH ... STANLY
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