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Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 12:56AM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Freeze Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Likely

Message Type

Update

Description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as cold as the middle 20's to lower 30's expected.

* WHERE...Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Wood Counties.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this 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

Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Hancock

SAME Codes:

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

UGC: OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ017

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:

2026-04-20 00:56 EDT
12:56 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-20T00:56:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-20 11:00 EDT
11:00 AM EDT

Event Ends:

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

Added:

2026-04-20 00:57 EDT
12:57 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-20 02:17 EDT
02:17 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2204bef4b786f6e340f85db25a3bb982f744b62f.002.1

Database ID
#516

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 2026-04-20T00:56:00-04:00

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

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ017

Affected Zones OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ017

Event Codes

SAME NWS

NationalWeatherService FZW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.77282370bf4452f90243bc2b8a981d14ec73273a.002.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-19T21:13:00-04:00

VTEC

Continuing Freeze Warning #1

Office KCLE · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-20 15:00 UTC

/O.CON.KCLE.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260420T1500Z/

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Event Lifecycle (9 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-19 04:49 UTC View →

Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 12:49AM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Issuance 2026-04-19 04:49 UTC View →

Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 12:49AM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Continuing 2026-04-19 07:52 UTC View →

Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 3:52AM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Continuing 2026-04-19 07:52 UTC View →

Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 3:52AM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Continuing 2026-04-19 13:38 UTC View →

Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 9:38AM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Continuing 2026-04-19 13:38 UTC View →

Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 9:38AM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Continuing 2026-04-19 17:54 UTC View →

Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 1:54PM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Continuing 2026-04-20 01:13 UTC View →

Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 9:13PM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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Continuing This alert 2026-04-20 04:56 UTC

FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier NPWCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS71 KCLE 200456

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

expiredReferences

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EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason VTEC action 'CON' indicates a continuing/routine update — rebroadcast suppressed

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Last Updated: 2026-04-20 02:17 EDT (06:17 UTC)