Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia Freeze Warning | Effective 05/02/2026 16:34

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued May 2 at 7:34PM EDT until May 3 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 2, 2026 - 4:34pm
Expires: 
May 3, 2026 - 12:45am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, northwest and western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * 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: 
Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov