Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia Freeze Warning | Effective 04/20/2026 18:16

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 9:16PM EDT until April 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 20, 2026 - 6:16pm
Expires: 
April 21, 2026 - 6:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, and central, east central, north central, south central, and southeast Virginia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Inland Worcester; Northampton; Fluvanna; Prince Edward; Cumberland; Goochland; Caroline; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Westmoreland; Richmond; Brunswick; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; New Kent; Greensville; Sussex; Southampton; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico; Western King William; Eastern King William; Western King and Queen; Eastern King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA