Freeze Watch
Automated copy of an official message. Issued by NWS Wilmington OH, not written by Ohio Breaking News. No longer active. Always check the official page for the current version.
- Headline
- Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:30PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
- Area
- Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union, Warren (and 20 areas outside Ohio)
- Severity
- Severe
- Issued
- Friday, October 16, 2026 1:30 PM EDT
- Until
- Sunday, October 18, 2026 9:00 AM EDT
Official text
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation. WHAT TO DO (from the National Weather Service): Be prepared to take steps to protect tender plants from the cold.