473  
NOUS41 KLWX 181047  
PNSLWX  
DCZ001-MDZ001-003>006-008-011-013-014-016>018-501>508-VAZ025>031-  
036>040-050-051-053>057-501>508-526-527-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-  
182300-  
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
647 AM EDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
..GROWING SEASON HAS ENDED WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
 
 
SEVERAL NIGHTS OF WIDESPREAD AT AND BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES  
HAVE OCCURRED WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. AS A RESULT, THE  
GROWING SEASON HAS ENDED FOR THOSE AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.  
FREEZE/FROST PRODUCTS WILL RESUME IN THE SPRING WHEN THE GROWING  
SEASON BEGINS.  
 
THE GROWING SEASON NOW HAS ENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:  
 
-IN MARYLAND: GARRETT, ALLEGANY, WASHINGTON  
 
-IN WEST VIRGINIA: MINERAL, GRANT, PENDLETON, HARDY, HAMPSHIRE,  
MORGAN, BERKELEY, JEFFERSON  
 
-IN VIRGINIA: HIGHLAND, AUGUSTA, ROCKINGHAM, SHENANDOAH,  
FREDERICK, CLARKE, WARREN, PAGE, CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE  
 
FOR THE REST OF OUR AREA, FREEZE/FROST PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO  
BE ISSUED UNTIL THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE OCCURS. IF A FREEZE  
HAS NOT OCCURRED EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE BY NOVEMBER 15, WE WILL  
END THE GROWING SEASON ON THAT DATE.  
 

 
 
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