Freeze Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Sun 10/18/2026 01:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Sun 10/18/2026 09:00 AM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Cleveland, OH ∙ Toledo, OH ∙ Akron, OH ∙ Parma, OH ∙ Canton, OH ∙ Youngstown, OH ∙ Lorain, OH ∙ Elyria, OH ∙ Lakewood, OH ∙ Craig Beach, OHFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1236 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Technical Header
OHZ003-006>011-013-014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ002-003-170045- /O.NEW.KCLE.FZ.A.0003.261018T0500Z-261018T1300Z/ Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Geauga- Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull- Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow- Holmes-Knox-Southern Erie-Crawford- Including the cities of Cleveland, Millersburg, Kent, Perrysburg, Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Niles, Carey, Fremont, Willard, Austintown, Titusville, Bellevue, Mount Vernon, Union City, Ashland, Genoa, Aurora, Rittman, Tiffin, Upper Sandusky, Meadville, Orwell, Clyde, Lorain, Andover, Alliance, Sandusky, Brunswick, Wadsworth, Youngstown, Massillon, Elyria, Chardon, Medina, Akron, Avon Lake, Mansfield, Chesterland, Jefferson, Killbuck, Edinboro, Marion, Warren, Crestline, Roaming Shores, Cardington, Middlefield, South Russell, North Ridgeville, Burton, Wooster, Corry, Galion, Streetsboro, Boardman, Toledo, Mount Gilead, Fostoria, Orrville, Findlay, Norwalk, Huron, Bucyrus, Ravenna, Bowling Green, Canton, and Bainbridge 1236 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
