Freeze Warning
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Tue 04/21/2026 02:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Tue 04/21/2026 09:00 AM EDTSignificance
WarningImpacts
High impact
Locations Affected
Richmond, VA ∙ Pocomoke City, MD ∙ Rhodesdale, MD ∙ Gasburg, VA ∙ Branchville, VA ∙ Trevilians, VA ∙ Tuckahoe, VA ∙ Richmond National Battlefield Park, VA ∙ Caret, VA ∙ Port Royal, VAFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 916 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, and central, east central, north central, south central, and southeast Virginia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Technical Header
MDZ021>024-NCZ012-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075-076-079>083-087-088-092- 509>522-211300- /O.CON.KAKQ.FZ.W.0003.260421T0600Z-260421T1300Z/ Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Northampton- Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg- Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond- Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg)-Charles City-New Kent-Greensville-Sussex-Southampton- Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover- Western Chesterfield-Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico-Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen-Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex- 916 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026
