Headline:
Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 8:45AM EDT until April 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Freeze Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 20, 2026 - 5:45am
Expires:
April 20, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 to 30 degrees
expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, and
northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western
Virginia, and eastern West Virginia.
* WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday.
* 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.
To prevent water pipes from freezing, wrap or drain or allow them to
drip slowly.
Area Description:
Washington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Cecil; Northwest Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Northwest Harford; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Northwest Prince William; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov