The NWS Pittsburgh has issued a freeze warning for Marion, Monongalia, Preston and Tucker Counties. Details follow:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
1255 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2024
For Marion, Monongalia, Preston and Tucker Counties
Including the cities of Hazelton, Bruceton Mills, Coopers Rock, Parsons, Kingwood, Morgantown, Fairmont and Terra Alta

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of North Central West Virginia.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Friday.

* 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.

Jeff, WB1AAL