Freeze Warning Issued in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – It’s going to be very cold across most of South Carolina in the next 24 hours.

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for most of the state from Tuesday night until midday Wednesday.

The cold weather worries peach and strawberry growers. Low temperatures are expected to be in the low and mid 20s early Wednesday. South Carolina is the nation’s second-ranked peach producer, generating a crop valued at about $50 million annually.

Temperatures were expected to be in the low to mid 20s early Wednesday.