NWS State College PAFZ.W 0010October 6, 2026
Freeze Warning: McKean, Potter, Elk and 1 more, PA
The National Weather Service office in State College issued a freeze warning for McKean, Potter, Elk and 1 more in Pennsylvania, in force until 9:00 a.m. local time on October 6. It was the 10th freeze warning the NWS office in State College issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 1 freeze warning in October 2026, against 7 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's freeze warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 4.6 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, State College PA
- Area
- McKean, Potter, Elk and 1 more
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:23 a.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCTP FZ.W 0010
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008Every warning type in Pennsylvania
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 degrees. * WHERE...Cameron, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
What the agency told people to do
Those with agricultural interests should protect sensitive vegetation. Valley locations and sheltered areas will experience the coldest temperatures.
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