Kentucky Freeze Watch | Effective 05/02/2026 06:01

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued May 2 at 9:01AM EDT until May 3 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 2, 2026 - 6:01am
Expires: 
May 2, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Low temperatures around 30 are expected in the deeper valleys at dawn on Sunday. Even outside of the deeper valleys, lows in the mid 30s in many locations may result in frost. * WHERE...Portions of northeast and southeast Kentucky. * WHEN...From late tonight through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps to protect sensitive plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Knox; Bell; Harlan; Johnson; Magoffin; Floyd; Breathitt; Knott; Owsley; Perry; Clay; Leslie; Letcher; Martin; Pike
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov