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• Severe Freeze Warning until Sun 9:00 AM

  Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Orange; Culpeper; Southern Fauquier

  What to do: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing, wrap, drain, or allow them to drip slowly.

  * WHAT...Temperatures between 28 and 32 expected. * WHERE...Albemarle, Greene, Nelson, Orange, Culpeper, Southern Fauquier, and Madison Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest temperatures are expected in sheltered valley locations below 500 feet in elevation.

  From the National Weather Service (Baltimore MD/Washington DC).

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