Frost/Freeze — Orange, North Carolina

2025-11-11 · Orange, North Carolina

Event narrative

Minimum temperatures were at or below freezing across the county, including a reported low of 27 degrees at Efland and 29 degrees at Hillsborough.

Wider weather episode

Strong post-frontal cold air advection and a record cold and strong upper level trough resulted in widespread low temperatures in the middle 20s to lower 30s on the morning of November 11 across all of central North Carolina. This hard freeze ended the growing season for the entire region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1301431. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.