FREEZE WATCH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 245 PM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Morgan- Berkeley-Jefferson- Including the cities of Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Harrisonburg, Strasburg, Woodstock, Mount Jackson, New Market, Winchester, Luray, Shenandoah, Stanley, Front Royal, Berryville, Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Paw Paw, Martinsburg, Charles Town, and Shepherdstown 245 PM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s possible. * WHERE...Portions of the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 236 PM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge- Including the cities of Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, and Buena Vista 236 PM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Windy with sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Roanoke, Botetourt and Rockbridge Counties. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Freezing conditions could damage or kill crops, and other sensitive vegetation. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Sub-freezing conditions are possible again Thursday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.
