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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
958 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
 
...GROWING SEASON ENDED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN PA AND NORTHEAST WV...  
 
AS OF OCTOBER 18TH, 2026, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH  
OFFICE WILL NO LONGER ISSUE FROST AND FREEZE WATCHES, WARNINGS  
AND ADVISORIES FOR THE 2026 GROWING SEASON FOR THE FOLLOWING  
LOCATIONS DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF A HARD FREEZE:  
 
IN PENNSYLVANIA - MERCER, LAWRENCE, BUTLER, VENANGO, FOREST,  
CLARION, ARMSTRONG, INDIANA, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY,  
THE HIGHER RIDGE ZONES OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES.  
 
IN WEST VIRGINIA - TUCKER COUNTY AND EASTERN PLUS CENTRAL PRESTON  
COUNTY.  
 
ALL OTHER AREAS REMAIN IN AN ACTIVE GROWING SEASON AND COULD SEE  
FUTURE HEADLINES UNTIL EITHER A HARD FREEZE OCCURS (CONSIDERED 3  
OR MORE HOURS OF TEMPERATURE BELOW 29 DEGREES F) OR THE CALENDAR  
TURNS TO NOVEMBER 1ST, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.  
 

 
 
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