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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
921 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..GROWING SEASON HAS ENDED WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WERE COMMONLY OBSERVED IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S IN LOCATIONS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE, THE 2026 GROWING SEASON AND NWS
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM HAS ENDED FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND FORECAST ZONES...
IN MARYLAND: ALLEGANY, GARRETT, AND WASHINGTON.
IN VIRGINIA: AUGUSTA, CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE, CLARKE,
FREDERICK, HIGHLAND, NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE, PAGE,
ROCKINGHAM, SHENANDOAH, AND WARREN.
IN WEST VIRGINIA: BERKELEY, GRANT, HAMPSHIRE, HARDY, JEFFERSON,
MINERAL, MORGAN, AND PENDLETON.
AS A RESULT, NO FROST AND FREEZE PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS UNTIL SPRING 2027. THE MEDIAN LAST FREEZE IS IN MID APRIL
FOR THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND EARLY TO MID MAY FOR THE POTOMAC AND
ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS.
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