Weather Alerts For Rippon, WV

# HEADLINE -------------------- FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 to 30 degrees expected. WHERE Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia. WHEN From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. ISSUED AT Monday, April 20, 2026 at 8:45 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing, wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Berkeley, Central Virginia Blue Ridge, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Western Loudoun, Augusta, Carroll, Cecil, Clarke, Culpeper, Eastern Loudoun, Frederick, Frederick, Greene, Jefferson, Madison, Morgan, Northern Baltimore, Northern Fauquier, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, Northwest Harford, Northwest Howard, Northwest Montgomery, Northwest Prince William, Orange, Page, Rockingham, Southern Fauquier, Warren, Washington

Closest strike: 6.66 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

Pollen Index: 11 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Maple, Oak and Ash. Pollen concentrations for Tuesday will be falling but will remain in the very high range. This decrease is due to lack of strong winds.