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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:42PM EDT until October 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Freeze Watch · Washington; Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:42 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 16:47 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 17 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · Washington; Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 04:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s are possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, central, northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern and panhandle 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.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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16 October 2026 at 20:47 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 12:38PM EDT until October 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
After
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:42PM EDT until October 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 16:38 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 20:42 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 16:38 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 20:42 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 00:45 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 04:45 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
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Source status: Before
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Official description: Before
… are possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, central, northwest, and western Virginia, and ~~the eastern panhandle of~~ West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions coul…
After
… are possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, central, northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions coul…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c8e81bc62386c3fcab1326b66db9490258cb8f3d.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ae9ad2297219252f7a7db83004932eff2578290a.002.1

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:42 UTC

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 16:47 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 16:47 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 12:38PM EDT until October 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 16:38 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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