The National Weather Service has noted that those of us in Georgia, northern Florida, southern Alabama, and the Carolinas can expect some wild weather in the next few days. On Friday, March 12, warm and moist air ahead of an approaching front will bring a widespread threat of severe weather to SE Alabama, southern GA, and northern FL. Folks in those areas should be keeping an eye on the weather since the likelihood of tornado watches and some strong wind and heavy rain are likely. If you are in the eastern part of that region, including coastal GA and points up the coast, you could see that last into Saturday. Behind the front, much colder air will flow into the area, bringing low wind chills and the chance of some snow in far northern AL and GA. As the cold air settles in, widespread killing frost is expected to affect a lot of the region on Sunday morning. That could kill off blooming peaches as well as some blueberries, strawberries, and other vulnerable crops that have been running earlier than usual after our warm winter. I am sure that producers are watching this with concern after last year’s late April frost that caused big losses for some farmers. The maps below are just for the NWS Peachtree City office coverage area, so if you are in one of the other states, make sure you get the latest forecasts from your own NWS office. You can also read more from the South Carolina Grower’s blog at https://scgrower.com/2022/03/10/hard-freeze-forecast-for-the-weekend/.
