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Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 1:29PM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Freeze Watch

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Future

Certainty

Possible

Message Type

Alert

Description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the lower 20's to lower 30's are possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north-central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Instructions

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Affected Areas

Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford

SAME Codes:

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039093 Lorain County, OH

039035 Cuyahoga County, OH

039085 Lake County, OH

039055 Geauga County, OH

039007 Ashtabula County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039103 Medina County, OH

039153 Summit County, OH

039133 Portage County, OH

039155 Trumbull County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

039033 Crawford County, OH

039139 Richland County, OH

039005 Ashland County, OH

039169 Wayne County, OH

039151 Stark County, OH

039099 Mahoning County, OH

039101 Marion County, OH

039117 Morrow County, OH

039075 Holmes County, OH

039083 Knox County, OH

042049 Erie County, PA

042039 Crawford County, PA

UGC: OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ010 OHZ011 OHZ012 OHZ013 OHZ014 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ019 OHZ020 OHZ021 OHZ022 OHZ023 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ029 OHZ030 OHZ031 OHZ032 OHZ033 OHZ036 OHZ037 OHZ038 OHZ047 OHZ089 PAZ001 PAZ002 PAZ003

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-18 13:29 EDT
01:29 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-19T23:00:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-19 00:00 EDT
12:00 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-20T11:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-18 13:32 EDT
01:32 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-18 16:12 EDT
04:12 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.45a9cf3877c00a1ad8137d07c3452af66ce6fdc0.002.1

Database ID
#486

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Estimated Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%

Localized Coverage

* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-18T13:29:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC063,OHC003,OHZ015,OHC173,OHZ024,OHZ017,OHZ005,OHC125,OHZ025,OHZ016,OHC161,OHC039,OHC069,OHC137,OHZ006,OHZ004

NOAA

EAS Parameters

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039043 Erie County, OH

039093 Lorain County, OH

039035 Cuyahoga County, OH

039085 Lake County, OH

039055 Geauga County, OH

039007 Ashtabula County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039103 Medina County, OH

039153 Summit County, OH

039133 Portage County, OH

039155 Trumbull County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

039033 Crawford County, OH

039139 Richland County, OH

039005 Ashland County, OH

039169 Wayne County, OH

039151 Stark County, OH

039099 Mahoning County, OH

039101 Marion County, OH

039117 Morrow County, OH

039075 Holmes County, OH

039083 Knox County, OH

042049 Erie County, PA

042039 Crawford County, PA

UGC Codes OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ010 OHZ011 OHZ012 OHZ013 OHZ014 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ019 OHZ020 OHZ021 OHZ022 OHZ023 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ029 OHZ030 OHZ031 OHZ032 OHZ033 OHZ036 OHZ037 OHZ038 OHZ047 OHZ089 PAZ001 PAZ002 PAZ003

Affected Zones OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ009 OHZ010 OHZ011 OHZ012 OHZ013 OHZ014 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ019 OHZ020 OHZ021 OHZ022 OHZ023 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ029 OHZ030 OHZ031 OHZ032 OHZ033 OHZ036 OHZ037 OHZ038 OHZ047 OHZ089 PAZ001 PAZ002 PAZ003

Event Codes

SAME NWS

NationalWeatherService FZA

VTEC

New Event Freeze Watch #1

Office KCLE · Begins 2026-04-20 03:00 UTC · Ends 2026-04-20 15:00 UTC

/O.NEW.KCLE.FZ.A.0001.260420T0300Z-260420T1500Z/

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Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-18 17:29 UTC View →

Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 1:29PM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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Issuance This alert 2026-04-18 17:29 UTC

FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier NPWCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS71 KCLE 181729

eventEndingTime 2026-04-20T11:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason No authorised SAME event code available for Freeze Watch.

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Last Updated: 2026-04-18 16:12 EDT (20:12 UTC)

Alert Details

Alert Information 0.0%* County Coverage

Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 1:29PM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Status

Severity

Urgency

Certainty

Message Type

Description

Instructions

Affected Areas

Alert Coverage Map

Timing

Technical Details

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

No Boundary Intersections Found

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

EAS Parameters

Geocodes

Event Codes

VTEC

Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)

NWS Parameters

EAS Forwarding Status

Actions

Debug Information

Raw CAP Alert Data