FREEZE ADVISORY

ATHENS - A Freeze Advisory has been posted for much of Georgia for Saturday night and Sunday morning.<br /> <br /> The Office of the State Climatologist, David Stooksbury, has issued a freeze advisory for all of Georgia south of a line from Floyd - Bartow - Cherokee - Forsyth - Hall - Banks - Stephens counties including and north of a line from Stewart - Webster - Sumter - Crisp - Wilcox - Telfair - Wheeler - Montgomery - Toombs - Emanuel - Burke counties inclusive. <br /> <br /> The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch or frost advisory for most of south and coastal Georgia. The northern sections of the state have already experienced temperatures at or below 28 degrees winter and thus an advisory is not needed. <br /> <br /> Stooksbury said the freeze advisory is being issued because much of the state will experience temperatures at 28 or below for the first time this winter. This will put an end to warm season agriculture across much of the state. <br /> <br /> Among the precautions Georgians are urged to take are: <br /> <br /> 1. Disconnecting water hoses from outdoor faucets <br /> 2. Draining and storing water hoses <br /> 3. Turn-off and properly winterizing lawn irrigation systems <br /> 4. Checking home heating systems for safe and optimum performance <br /> 5. Checking carbon monoxide detectors, especially the batteries <br /> 6. Checking smoke detectors, especially batteries <br /> 7. Proper cleaning of wood burning chimneys including fire places and wood burning stoves <br /> 8. Checking to make sure that pets and livestock have plenty of fresh, unfrozen water and are properly protected from the cold <br /> 9. Check anti-freeze conditions in vehicles <br /> 10. Protecting tender vegetation

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