Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia Severe Freeze Watch | Effective 10/16/2026 13:25

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
October 16, 2026 - 1:25pm
Expires: 
October 17, 2026 - 1:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, and southern West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
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Area Description: 
Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph
Forcast Office: 
NWS Charleston WV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov