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Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 7:02PM EDT until October 19 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Freeze Warning · Frederick; Carroll; Culpeper; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC
First saved by us: 18 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 19 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · Frederick; Carroll; Culpeper; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 19 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 19 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC / 19 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...In Maryland, Carroll and Frederick Counties. In Virginia, Culpeper, Northern Fauquier, Southern Fauquier, and Western Loudoun Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect the coldest temperatures in valleys and other low-lying areas.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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18 October 2026 at 23:17 UTC
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Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 1:50PM EDT until October 19 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
After
Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 7:02PM EDT until October 19 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Source updated
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18 October 2026 at 17:50 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC
Effective from
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18 October 2026 at 17:50 UTC
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18 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC
Message expiry
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19 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
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19 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC
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Official description
Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...In Maryland, Carroll and Frederick Counties. In Virginia, Culpeper, Fauquier, and Western Loudoun Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect the coldest temperatures in valleys and other low lying areas.
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...In Maryland, Carroll and Frederick Counties. In Virginia, Culpeper, Northern Fauquier, Southern Fauquier, and Western Loudoun Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect the coldest temperatures in valleys and other low-lying areas.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2505fd35e019594f732fc9f36faec2bad3a1b6d2.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fca8badabaf6c6305edb637467b477402510ccd0.001.1
Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC
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First saved record · 18 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

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18 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 1:50PM EDT until October 19 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 17:50 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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