Snow on Signal Mountain
photo by Jim Robbins
The Chattanooga area was under a freeze warning as winter rushed in early.
The biting weather came as crew members were about to hit the water for the annual Head of the Hooch at Ross's Landing.
Here is the warning:
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST /2 AM CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST /2 AM CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ SUNDAY.
THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...
THIS HARD FREEZE WILL END THE NORMAL GROWING SEASON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED.
Snow on Signal Mountain
photo by Jim Robbins