Freeze Warning until 10:00AM Saturday
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23 expected.
* WHERE...In Maryland, Extreme Western Allegany and Central and Eastern Allegany Counties. In Virginia, Western Highland and Eastern Highland Counties. In West Virginia, Western Grant, Eastern Grant, Western Mineral, Eastern Mineral, Western Pendleton and Eastern Pendleton Counties.
* WHEN...From midnight Friday night to 10 AM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: EASTERN PENDLETON ... WESTERN MINERAL ... CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY ... EASTERN GRANT ... EASTERN HIGHLAND ... WESTERN PENDLETON ... EASTERN MINERAL ... WESTERN GRANT ... EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY ... WESTERN HIGHLAND
Instructions:
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Address/Location
Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Pine Swamp Rd
Keyser, WV 26726
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-788-1821
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Freeze Warning