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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 · Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Northwest Harford; Western Loudoun. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
- Bulletin issued
- 16 October 2026 at 20:42 UTC
- First saved by us
- 16 October 2026 at 20:47 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 17 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Northwest Harford; Western Loudoun
- 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...In Maryland, Carroll, Frederick, Northern Baltimore, and Northwest Harford Counties. In Virginia, Western Loudoun County. * 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.
The saved record
What changed
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 20:47 UTC
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First saved record
Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:42PM 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 20:42 UTC
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