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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...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as cold as 34 degrees will result in frost formation. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as cold as the upper 20's are possible.

* WHERE...Lucas and Wood Counties.

* WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Sunday. For the Freeze Watch, from Sunday evening through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest low temperatures and greatest potential for frost formation Sunday morning are expected in far-northern Wood County and the western two-thirds of Lucas County.

Instructions

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Affected Areas

Lucas; Wood

SAME Codes:

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

UGC: OHZ003 OHZ006

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

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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

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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 16:04 EDT
04:04 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.45a9cf3877c00a1ad8137d07c3452af66ce6fdc0.001.2

Database ID
#487

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

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ003 OHZ006

Affected Zones OHZ003 OHZ006

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

FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...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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Source: NOAA
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Last Updated: 2026-04-18 16:04 EDT (20:04 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

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