Maryland, Virginia Freeze Watch | Effective 04/19/2026 17:09

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 19 at 8:09PM EDT until April 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 19, 2026 - 5:09pm
Expires: 
April 20, 2026 - 1:30am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Maryland and central, east central, north central, and south central Virginia. * WHEN...From late Monday night through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Inland Worcester; Fluvanna; Prince Edward; Cumberland; Goochland; Caroline; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Westmoreland; Brunswick; Dinwiddie; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Western King William; Western King and Queen; Western Essex
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov