Freeze warning renewed for Clark County overnight
The National Weather Service extended a freeze warning for Clark County into Sunday morning, with temperatures expected to dip into the 30s.
A Freeze Warning covering Clark County was updated by the National Weather Service early Sunday, warning of sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees through 9 a.m. NWS The warning, issued at 2:57 a.m., covered parts of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, including the area around New Carlisle. NWS Forecasters said frost and freeze conditions could kill crops. NWS
Protecting plants
The weather service told residents to take steps right away to protect tender plants from the cold. NWS The warning followed a string of freeze alerts issued over the prior two days, starting with a Freeze Watch posted Friday afternoon that was later upgraded to a warning overnight. NWS +1 By 9:02 a.m. Sunday, the weather service shortened the warning's window, saying temperatures would continue to warm through the rest of the morning. NWS
This report is based on Freeze Warning and Freeze Watch alerts issued by the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, Ohio, between October 16 and October 18, 2026. NWS +6
Sources
The source filing
| Event | Freeze Warning |
|---|---|
| Message type | Update |
| Severity | Severe |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Headline | Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 2:57AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH |
| Area desc | 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 |
| Effective | October 18, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| Expires | October 18, 2026, 9:00 a.m. |
| Sender name | NWS Wilmington OH |
| Instruction | Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. |
Published by National Weather Service (api.weather.gov). This is the agency's public filing as The Lantern received it, shown with its fields named in plain English.