NORTHEAST OHIO — The National Weather Service upgraded a Freeze Watch to a Freeze Warning for multiple Northeast Ohio counties overnight Wednesday.
The watch is in place from 11 p.m. Wednesday until 10 a.m. on Thursday for the nearly all of the Power of 5 viewing area including the following counties:
- Cuyahoga
- Summit
- Richland
- Erie
- Stark
- Ashtabula (Inland)
- Geauga
- Lorain
- Seneca
- Huron
- Medina
- Summit
- Portage
- Trumbull
- Richland
- Ashland
- Wayne
- Holmes
- Tuscarawas
- Carroll
- Coshocton
FREEZE WARNING! The freeze watch has been upgraded to a warning for much of NE Ohio. This includes Cuyahoga County. It goes into effect 11 pm tonight. Temps as low as 28 to 32 are expected and will kill crops/ other sensitive vegetation. Take steps now to protect your plants! pic.twitter.com/5HVFO1H1Lc
— Katie McGraw (@KatieMcGrawx) October 19, 2022
Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 to 32 are expected Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. The coldest temperatures will likely be across portions of central Ohio and protected valleys in the higher terrain.
Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
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.
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