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Frost warning issued for Clark County overnight

Clear skies and light winds were expected to send temperatures into the mid to upper 30s, raising the risk of patchy frost before Tuesday morning.

Clark County residents could see patchy frost late Monday night into Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service said NWS. Clear skies and light winds were expected to push overnight lows into the mid to upper 30s in outlying areas NWS. The warning was set to expire at 4 a.m. on October 20 NWS.

The LanternAI-drafted · Fact-checked Published Oct 19, 2026

NWSSpecial Weather Statement for Clark County — issued Oct 19, 2:04 p.m.NWSSpecial Weather Statement for Clark County — issued Oct 19, 4:05 p.m.

Illustration: a thermometer on a frosted fence post at night, its column low — Illustration · The Lantern

What to do

The weather service told residents to take steps right away to protect tender plants from the cold NWS. The office repeated the same frost warning in a second statement issued later that afternoon, at 4:05 p.m., covering the same overnight period and expiration time NWS.

2 sources

How we know this:

The National Weather Service office in Wilmington, Ohio issued this Special Weather Statement for Clark County at 2:04 p.m. on October 19, 2026, followed by a similar statement at 4:05 p.m. the same day NWS +1.

Sources

1Special Weather Statement for Clark County — issued Oct 19, 2:04 p.m.NWS Alerts — Clark County, OH · Oct 19, 2026 · the filing on this pageweather.gov

5Special Weather Statement for Clark County — issued Oct 19, 4:05 p.m.NWS Alerts — Clark County, OH · Oct 19, 2026weather.gov

Monday, October 19, 2026Clark County, OH · New CarlislePublic record · NWS Alerts — Clark County, OH

The source filing

Event	Special Weather Statement
Message type	Alert
Severity	Moderate
Certainty	Observed
Urgency	Expected
Headline	Special Weather Statement issued October 19 at 2:04PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Area desc	Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Logan; Union; Delaware; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto
Effective	October 19, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
Expires	October 20, 2026, 4:00 a.m.
Sender name	NWS Wilmington OH

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