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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

141 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026



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Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Fluvanna-Prince

Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-

Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Western

Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-Western

Chesterfield-Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-

Western King William-Western King and Queen-Western Essex-

141 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026



...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY 

MORNING...



* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 to 32 degrees 

  possible. The best freeze potential is away from the immediate 

  coastline.



* WHERE...Portions of southeast Maryland and central, east central, 

  north central, and south central Virginia.



* WHEN...From late Monday night through Tuesday morning.



* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 

  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 

  plumbing.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.



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