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Freeze Watch

Status

Event Continued Active alert

Start Time

Thu 04/09/2026 12:00 AM EDT

End Time

Thu 04/09/2026 09:00 AM EDT

Significance

Watch

Impacts

Moderate impact

Locations Affected

Lancaster, PA ∙ Hershey, PA ∙ Silver Spring, PA ∙ West Lampeter, PA ∙ Intercourse, PA ∙ Spruce Creek, PA ∙ Troxelville, PA ∙ Harrisonville, PA ∙ Leck Kill, PA ∙ Pleasant Hall, PA

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 1121 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Those with agricultural interests should protect sensitive vegetation.

Technical Header

PAZ026>028-035-036-049>052-056-057-059-063>066-081100- /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0001.260408T0400Z-260408T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.A.0002.260409T0400Z-260409T1300Z/ Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Fulton-Franklin-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Perry-Dauphin-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York- Lancaster- Including the cities of Danville, Lebanon, Selinsgrove, Harrisburg, York, Hershey, Sunbury, Lewisburg, Mifflintown, McConnellsburg, Mount Union, Huntingdon, Newport, Gettysburg, Chambersburg, Carlisle, Lewistown, Lancaster, and Shamokin 1121 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026