North Carolina, Virginia Freeze Warning | Effective 04/20/2026 04:58

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 7:58AM EDT until April 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 20, 2026 - 4:58am
Expires: 
April 20, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina and central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 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.
Area Description: 
Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge; Patrick; Franklin; Bedford; Amherst; Henry; Pittsylvania; Campbell; Appomattox; Buckingham; Halifax; Charlotte
Forcast Office: 
NWS Blacksburg VA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov