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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
408 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
...2026 GROWING SEASON WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY APRIL 1 ACROSS  
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...  
 
AFTER COLLABORATION WITH OUR SURROUNDING NWS OFFICES, NWS RALEIGH  
WILL BEGIN THE SPRING FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1,  
2026 FOR ALL 31 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NC.  
 
STARTING ON APRIL 1, NWS RALEIGH WILL ISSUE FROST/FREEZE WATCHES,  
WARNINGS, AND ADVISORIES BASED ON THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES.  
 
FREEZE WATCH: IF A FREEZE EVENT (32 DEGREES OR LESS) IS EXPECTED 24 TO 48  
HOURS IN THE FUTURE.  
 
FREEZE WARNING: WHEN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE 32 DEGREES OR  
LESS.  
 
FROST ADVISORY: WHEN WE ARE EXPECTING TEMPERATURES IN THE 33 TO 36 DEGREE  
RANGE WITH GOOD RADIATION COOLING.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COLD WEATHER HAZARDS AND SAFETY, PLEASE VISIT  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/COLD  
 

 
 
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