Freeze Warning Texas | Effective 03/16/2026 09:52

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued March 16 at 11:52AM CDT until March 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 9:52am
Expires: 
March 17, 2026 - 12:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...North and Central Texas * WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highly urban areas like DFW may hover just above freezing overnight in some areas.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Freeze Warnings are issued in the spring when a late-season freeze is expected after the growing season has begun. Frost and freeze conditions will damage unprotected vegetation that is sensitive to freezing temperatures.
Area Description: 
Montague; Cooke; Grayson; Fannin; Lamar; Young; Jack; Wise; Denton; Collin; Hunt; Delta; Hopkins; Stephens; Palo Pinto; Parker; Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Van Zandt; Rains; Eastland; Erath; Hood; Somervell; Johnson; Ellis; Henderson; Comanche; Mills; Hamilton; Bosque; Hill; Navarro; Freestone; Anderson; Lampasas; Coryell; Bell; McLennan; Falls; Limestone; Leon; Milam; Robertson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Fort Worth TX
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov