Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia Freeze Watch | Effective 04/19/2026 15:46

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 19 at 6:46PM EDT until April 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 19, 2026 - 3:46pm
Expires: 
April 20, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia. * WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Monday. For the Freeze Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our X and Facebook pages.
Area Description: 
Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Washington; Jackson; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Boone; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Pocahontas
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov