United States / Midwest / Ohio · Columbus
Fairfield County, Ohio, Sunday, October 18, 2026
4 official warnings recorded: Freeze Warning. We can’t see: Roads And Transit, Government.
4Warnings recorded
26Headlines that day
1Events published
11Held, not published
Official Warnings Recorded, Quoted In Full
Freeze Warning
“Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 2:57AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH”
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 18, 2:57 AM EDT · expires Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT · Issuer
Freeze Warning
“Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 9:02PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH”
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...Portions of East Central and Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky, and Central, South Central, Southwest, and West Central Ohio. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 17, 9:02 PM EDT · expires Oct 18, 5:15 AM EDT · Issuer
Freeze Warning
“Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:54PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH”
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...Portions of East Central and Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky, and Central, South Central, Southwest, and West Central Ohio. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 17, 2:54 PM EDT · expires Oct 17, 11:00 PM EDT · Issuer
Freeze Warning
“Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 12:18AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH”
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 17, 12:18 AM EDT · expires Oct 17, 4:00 PM EDT · Issuer
What Each Status Rests On
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Official Warning4 official warnings in effect: Freeze Warning.
Official Warnings
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Events
- Report In Fairfield County, Ohio Reported · first reported as “Police: 1 critically injured in overnight north Columbus shooting” by WBNS-TV · first seen Oct 13, 4:00 PM EDT