Freeze Warning until 10:00AM Thursday
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northeast, and southern Maryland, The District of Columbia, central and northern Virginia, and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.
* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 10 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ... WASHINGTON ... FREDERICK ... CARROLL ... NORTHERN BALTIMORE ... CECIL ... SOUTHERN BALTIMORE ... PRINCE GEORGES ... ANNE ARUNDEL ... CHARLES ... ST. MARYS ... CALVERT ... NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY ... NORTHWEST HOWARD ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD ... NORTHWEST HARFORD ... SOUTHEAST HARFORD ... FREDERICK ... WARREN ... CLARKE ... NELSON ... ALBEMARLE ... GREENE ... MADISON ... RAPPAHANNOCK ... ORANGE ... CULPEPER ... FAIRFAX ... ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA ... STAFFORD ... SPOTSYLVANIA ... KING GEORGE ... NORTHERN FAUQUIER ... SOUTHERN FAUQUIER ... WESTERN LOUDOUN ... EASTERN LOUDOUN ... NORTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK ... MORGAN ... BERKELEY ... JEFFERSON
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
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290
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