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4 warnings total · 0 tornado warnings · 11 alerts including watches and advisories

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Warnings in area

11 of 11 alerts
  1. Freeze WarningLucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Southern Erie; CrawfordNWS Cleveland OH · until warning · alerts checked
  2. Freeze WarningWayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; SciotoNWS Wilmington OH · until warning · alerts checked
  3. Freeze WarningTuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern TuckerNWS Pittsburgh PA · until warning · alerts checked
  4. Freeze WarningGreenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Mingo; Logan; Boone; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast RandolphNWS Charleston WV · until warning · alerts checked
  5. Freeze WatchClinton; Howard; Boone; Tipton; Hamilton; Madison; Delaware; Randolph; Hancock; Henry; Shelby; Rush; DecaturNWS Indianapolis IN · until watch · radar-alerts checked
  6. Freeze WatchLagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Whitley; Northern Kosciusko; Southern KosciuskoNWS Northern Indiana · until watch · radar-alerts checked
  7. Freeze WatchAllen; Miami; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Grant; Blackford; Jay; Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; AllenNWS Northern Indiana · until watch · radar-alerts checked
  8. Frost AdvisoryHuron; Sanilac; St. Clair; Livingston; Oakland; Macomb; Washtenaw; Wayne; Lenawee; MonroeNWS Detroit/Pontiac MI · until advisory · radar-alerts checked
  9. Frost AdvisoryElkhart; Marshall; Eastern St. Joseph; Western St. Joseph; Cass; St. Joseph; Branch; HillsdaleNWS Northern Indiana · until advisory · radar-alerts checked
  10. Frost AdvisoryLagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Whitley; Northern Kosciusko; Southern KosciuskoNWS Northern Indiana · until advisory · radar-alerts checked
  11. Frost AdvisoryLake; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern ErieNWS Cleveland OH · until advisory · radar-alerts checked

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    Current NWS warning

    Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto

    Freeze Warning

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    Updated
    Ends as issued
    Office
    NWS Wilmington OH
    Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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    Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 12:18AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast
and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and
west central Ohio.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
    Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
    Warning-message history (1)

    Data: NOAA/NWS · KILN.FZ.W.0005

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    Recording coverage and limits
    • warnings: retained from 2026-10-16T05:04:41.139Z through 2026-10-17T05:04:03.248Z
    • outlooks: retained from 2026-10-16T05:04:41.139Z through 2026-10-17T05:00:14.517Z
    • hydro: retained from 2026-10-16T05:04:41.139Z through 2026-10-17T04:55:04.202Z
    • analysis: retained from 2026-10-16T05:04:41.139Z through 2026-10-17T05:00:07.823Z
    • winter: retained from 2026-10-16T05:04:41.139Z through 2026-10-17T04:53:03.948Z

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    Winter Storm Severity Index

    WPC: “WSSI does not depict official warnings and should always be used in context with official NWS forecasts and warnings.”

    • Winter Weather Area
    • Minor Impacts
    • Moderate Impacts
    • Major Impacts
    • Extreme Impacts

    Highest in this area, by day and by cause

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    Each day and cause on the Winter tab, with its own issue time

    WPC’s WSSI, overall impact, Days 1–3, valid to , issued . WPC issues each day and cause on its own clock. Not a warning, and not a chance. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Chance of Moderate impacts or worse, Day 1

    WPC: “WSSI does not depict official warnings and should always be used in context with official NWS forecasts and warnings.”

    • 5–10%
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    • 50–60%
    • 60–70%
    • 70–80%
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    • 90–95%
    • 95% or more

    Each level and day on the Winter tab

    WPC’s WSSI-P, the 24 hours to , WPC’s forecast from . Each band runs to the next. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Chance of at least 4 inches of snow, Day 1

    WPC gives no chance of 4 inches of snow or more in this area over the next three days, so Day 1’s 4 inches is shown.

    • Slight: at least 10%
    • Moderate: at least 40%
    • High: at least 70%

    Every day and amount on the Winter tab

    WPC’s Probabilistic Winter Precipitation Forecast, to , issued . Outlines, as WPC draws them. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Winter watches, warnings and advisories

    • Freeze Warning 4 4 not yet in effect · until · NWS Charleston WV, NWS Cleveland OH, NWS Pittsburgh PA, NWS Wilmington OH
    • Freeze Watch 3 3 not yet in effect · until · NWS Indianapolis IN, NWS Northern Indiana
    • Frost Advisory 4 4 not yet in effect · until · NWS Cleveland OH, NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI, NWS Northern Indiana

    NWS’s winter and cold alerts in force in the area, by event as issued, each counted once, with the offices that issued them and the latest end. Data: NOAA/NWS.

    Snow on the ground

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    NOHRSC snow analysis and retained pictures

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    WPC’s heavy snow and icing discussion

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    Issued , for to . WPC’s words, as written. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Radar, winter preset

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    1. Freeze Warning issued by NWS Pittsburgh PA: Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern Tucker
    2. Freeze Warning issued by NWS Cleveland OH: Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Southern Erie; Crawford
    3. Frost Advisory issued by NWS Cleveland OH: Lake; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie
    4. Freeze Warning issued by NWS Charleston WV: Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Mingo; Logan; Boone; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph
    5. Freeze Warning issued by NWS Wilmington OH: Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto

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    Monitoring area, legacy alert summary and selection rules
    Area
    Ohio (NWS states: OH)
    Hazards
    Winter warnings, watches and advisories, and the forecasts for them
    Window
    In force now, with the next days of SPC’s and WPC’s products
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    In force in this area 11

    1. Freeze Warning44 new · 4 not yet in effect · until 18 Oct 13:00Z
    2. Freeze Watch33 not yet in effect · until 18 Oct 13:00Z
    3. Frost Advisory41 new · 4 not yet in effect · until 18 Oct 13:00Z
    Every alert in this area, most urgent first
    1. Freeze WarningLucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Southern Erie; CrawfordFrom · until · NWS Cleveland OH
    2. Freeze WarningWayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; SciotoFrom · until · NWS Wilmington OH
    3. Freeze WarningTuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern TuckerFrom · until · NWS Pittsburgh PA
    4. Freeze WarningGreenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Mingo; Logan; Boone; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast RandolphFrom · until · NWS Charleston WV
    5. Freeze WatchClinton; Howard; Boone; Tipton; Hamilton; Madison; Delaware; Randolph; Hancock; Henry; Shelby; Rush; DecaturFrom · until · NWS Indianapolis IN · drawn over this area
    6. Freeze WatchLagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Whitley; Northern Kosciusko; Southern KosciuskoFrom · until · NWS Northern Indiana · drawn over this area
    7. Freeze WatchAllen; Miami; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Grant; Blackford; Jay; Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; AllenFrom · until · NWS Northern Indiana
    8. Frost AdvisoryHuron; Sanilac; St. Clair; Livingston; Oakland; Macomb; Washtenaw; Wayne; Lenawee; MonroeFrom · until · NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI · drawn over this area
    9. Frost AdvisoryElkhart; Marshall; Eastern St. Joseph; Western St. Joseph; Cass; St. Joseph; Branch; HillsdaleFrom · until · NWS Northern Indiana · drawn over this area
    10. Frost AdvisoryLagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Whitley; Northern Kosciusko; Southern KosciuskoFrom · until · NWS Northern Indiana · drawn over this area
    11. Frost AdvisoryLake; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern ErieFrom · until · NWS Cleveland OH

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