Key facts
- Alert
- Freeze Warning (severe)
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston WV
- Areas
- Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; 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
- In effect
- until 9:00 AM EDT, Oct 18, 2026
What the National Weather Service says
“FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY”
NWS Charleston WV, Freeze Warning, 8:01 AM EDT Oct 17, 2026 · official alert
“Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.”
NWS Charleston WV, Freeze Warning, 8:01 AM EDT Oct 17, 2026 · official alert
“Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.”
NWS Charleston WV, Freeze Warning, 8:01 AM EDT Oct 17, 2026 · official alert
What to do
Cover or bring indoors sensitive plants before dark. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
Protect outdoor plumbing. Unprotected pipes and outdoor faucets can be damaged, so cover them or insulate them where you can.
Bring pets inside, and check on older neighbors and relatives. If you must drive, carry a winter kit.
The National Weather Service says more information is available at weather.gov/rlx and on its X and Facebook pages.
Context
FEMA flood-insurance claims and disaster declarations are not about freezes. They show the area's past flood and storm history. They count only insured homes, so they do not capture every loss.
Examples: Greenup County, Kentucky has 714 flood-insurance claims from 1978 to 2025. Carter County has 449 claims from 1978 to 2025. Boyd County has 462 claims from 1978 to 2026. These counties have also had several FEMA severe storm and flood declarations since 2021.
Updates
- The freeze warning is no longer in effect.
- The National Weather Service updated the freeze warning; it remains in effect until 9:00 AM EDT.
- NWS Charleston WV issued the freeze warning until 9:00 AM EDT.
History here
This county: 714 flood insurance claims in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program records since 1978, most recent 2025.
This county: recent federal disaster declarations
- DR-4864 (2025): severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4860 (2025): severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4848 (2024): remnants of hurricane helene
- DR-4804 (2024): severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4782 (2024): severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides, and mudslides
This county: 449 flood insurance claims in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program records since 1978, most recent 2025.
This county: recent federal disaster declarations
- DR-4864 (2025): severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4848 (2024): remnants of hurricane helene
- DR-4782 (2024): severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4711 (2023): severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4643 (2022): severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides
This county: 462 flood insurance claims in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program records since 1978, most recent 2026.
This county: recent federal disaster declarations
- DR-4860 (2025): severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4782 (2024): severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4643 (2022): severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides
- DR-4595 (2021): severe, storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4592 (2021): severe winter storms, landslides, and mudslides
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Questions
- Is there a freeze warning in West Virginia right now?
- Yes. The National Weather Service in Charleston, WV issued a Freeze Warning covering central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern and western West Virginia. It is in effect from 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.
- How cold will it get during this freeze warning?
- The National Weather Service expects sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29.
- What could the freeze damage?
- Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. They could also possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Sources
- NWS Charleston WV: Freeze Warning, Oct 17, 2026 weather.gov
- FEMA OpenFEMA: NFIP claims and disaster declarations fema.gov
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