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Freeze Warning issued October 19 at 5:03AM 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: 19 October 2026 at 09:03 UTC
First saved by us: 19 October 2026 at 09:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 19 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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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 13:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 19 October 2026 at 09:03 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, Fauquier, and Western Loudoun Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning. * 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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First saved record · 19 October 2026 at 09:17 UTC

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19 October 2026 at 09:17 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 19 at 5:03AM EDT until October 19 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 19 October 2026 at 09:03 UTC

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