Ohio, Pennsylvania Freeze Watch | Effective 04/18/2026 20:03

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 11:03PM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 18, 2026 - 8:03pm
Expires: 
April 19, 2026 - 4:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the lower 20's to lower 30's are possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest low temperatures and greatest potential for frost formation Sunday morning are expected in far-northern Wood County and the western two-thirds of Lucas County.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov