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NWS Active Alerts for PA - Map View

State: PA Total alerts: 10 Updated: Apr 18, 2026 3:32pm EDT

Special Weather Statement

Area
Southern Erie; Crawford
Special Weather Statement issued April 18 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

At 315 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cambridge Springs, or 10 miles north of Meadville, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. This storm has a history of rotation. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Corry, Edinboro, Union City, Cambridge Springs, Waterford, Wattsburg, Riceville, Lincolnville, Canadohta Lake, Saegertown, Mill Village, Spartansburg, Venango, Elgin, and Woodcock.

Freeze Watch

Area
Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 1:29PM EDT until April 20 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the lower 20's to lower 30's are possible. * WHERE...Portions of north-central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Freeze Watch

Area
Sussex; Warren; Morris; Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Cumberland; Atlantic; Cape May; Southeastern Burlington; Carbon; Monroe; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 1:02PM EDT until April 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures with lows in the 20s. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest and southern New Jersey and east central, northeast and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From late Monday night through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation.

Freeze Watch

Area
Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Armstrong; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern Tucker
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 12:56PM EDT until April 20 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Sunday night through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Another higher threat for sub-freezing temperatures is expected Monday night with additional headlines very likely.

Freeze Watch

Area
Warren; McKean; Elk; Cameron; Northern Clinton; Clearfield; Northern Centre
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 12:33PM EDT until April 20 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 possible. * WHERE...Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Northern Centre, Northern Clinton, and Warren Counties. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Watch, from late Sunday night through Monday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from late Monday night through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Freeze Watch

Area
Southern Centre; Cambria; Blair; Somerset; Southern Clinton; Southern Lycoming
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 12:33PM EDT until April 20 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 possible. * WHERE...Blair, Cambria, Somerset, Southern Centre, Southern Clinton, and Southern Lycoming Counties. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Watch, from late Sunday night through Monday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from late Monday night through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Freeze Watch

Area
Huntingdon; Mifflin; Juniata; Bedford; Fulton; Franklin; Union; Snyder; Montour; Northumberland; Columbia; Perry; Dauphin; Schuylkill; Lebanon; Cumberland; Adams; York; Lancaster
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 12:33PM EDT until April 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From late Monday night through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Freeze Watch

Area
Southern Centre; Cambria; Blair; Somerset; Southern Clinton; Southern Lycoming
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 12:33PM EDT until April 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 possible. * WHERE...Blair, Cambria, Somerset, Southern Centre, Southern Clinton, and Southern Lycoming Counties. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Watch, from late Sunday night through Monday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from late Monday night through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Freeze Watch

Area
Warren; McKean; Elk; Cameron; Northern Clinton; Clearfield; Northern Centre
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 12:33PM EDT until April 21 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 possible. * WHERE...Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Northern Centre, Northern Clinton, and Warren Counties. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Watch, from late Sunday night through Monday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from late Monday night through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Coastal Flood Advisory

Area
Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Delaware; Philadelphia; Lower Bucks
Coastal Flood Advisory issued April 18 at 2:59AM EDT until April 19 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Gloucester, Camden and Northwestern Burlington. In Pennsylvania, Delaware, Philadelphia and Lower Bucks. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 6 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...At this level, flooding begins on the most vulnerable roads along tidal waterways. Some partial or full road closures are possible.

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