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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC

1200 PM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024



MDZ003-VAZ025>031-507-508-WVZ050>053-055-220000-

/O.CON.KLWX.FZ.A.0001.240422T0600Z-240422T1300Z/

Washington-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-

Clarke-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-

Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-

Including the cities of Hagerstown, Staunton, Waynesboro, 

Stuarts Draft, Harrisonburg, Strasburg, Woodstock, Mount Jackson,

New Market, Winchester, Luray, Shenandoah, Stanley, Front Royal, 

Berryville, Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Romney, Paw Paw, 

Martinsburg, Charles Town, Shepherdstown, and Moorefield

1200 PM EDT Sun Apr 21 2024



...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH

MONDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.



* WHERE...The central and northern Shenandoah Valley, Washington 

  County Maryland, and portions of the Potomac Highlands.



* WHEN...From late tonight through Monday 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. 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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