Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia Freeze Watch | Effective 04/18/2026 17:01

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 8:01PM EDT until April 20 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 18, 2026 - 5:01pm
Expires: 
April 19, 2026 - 3:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Sunday night through Monday 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: 
Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Armstrong; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern Tucker
Forcast Office: 
NWS Pittsburgh PA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov