Hagerstown, MD – A widespread freeze threat is developing across portions of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia this weekend, with temperatures potentially falling into the upper 20s and lower 30s by early Sunday morning. Residents across the three-state region are being urged to prepare for freezing conditions that could damage sensitive plants, agricultural crops and exposed outdoor plumbing.
According to the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington office, a Freeze Watch has been issued from late Saturday night, October 17, through Sunday morning, October 18, with sub-freezing temperatures possible across parts of north-central and western Maryland, central and western Virginia, and West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle.
In Maryland, the watch includes Washington, Allegany and Garrett counties, affecting communities such as Hagerstown, Cumberland, Frostburg, Oakland and Grantsville…