Several GA Counties To Be Placed Under Freeze Warning, Freeze Watch

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GEORGIA — Multiple counties will undergo a freeze warning, starting midnight Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

The warning is set to last until 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Weather officials warn sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees are expected for portions of north central, northwest and west central Georgia.

Impacted counties are Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Hall, Paulding, Cobb, Douglas, Heard, Coweta, Fayette, Troup and Meriwether.

DeKalb, Gwinnett, Barrow, Walton and parts of Fulton counties were added to the freeze warning around 2:15 p.m.

These counties will be placed under a freeze watch, effective Wednesday night through Thursday morning.

According to the weather service, "frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing."

Residents are encouraged to protect their plants from the cold.

The weather service said residents should also prevent pipes freezing by wrapping them, draining them or allowing them to slowly drip.

In-ground sprinklers should be drained, and above-ground pipes should be covered to keep them from freezing, weather officials said.