Freeze Watch
Status
Event Extended (Area) Active alertStart Time
Sun 10/18/2026 01:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Sun 10/18/2026 09:00 AM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Full Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 425 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, southern, and western West Virginia. * 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... Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our X and Facebook pages.
Technical Header
KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>016-024>026-170800- /O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.A.0008.261018T0500Z-261018T1300Z/ Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell- Mason-Jackson WV-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Mingo-Logan-Boone- Including the cities of South Point, Hamlin, Lake Vesuvius, Teays Valley, Huntington, Logan, Cannonsburg, Ripley, Russell, Point Pleasant, Ironton, Gallipolis, Ceredo, New Haven, Harts, Spencer, Carter Caves State Park, Ashland, South Charleston, Yatesville Lake State Park, Wayne, Flatwoods, Williamson, Charleston, Chapmanville, Olive Hill, Ravenswood, Alum Creek, Grayson Lake State Park, Saint Albans, Grayson, Madison, Louisa, Hurricane, Raceland, Kenova, and Man 425 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
