NWS State College PAFZ.A 0006October 4, 2026
Freeze Watch: McKean, Potter, Elk and 1 more, PA
The National Weather Service office in State College issued a freeze watch for McKean, Potter, Elk and 1 more in Pennsylvania, in force until 9:00 a.m. local time on October 6. It was the 6th freeze watch the NWS office in State College issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 1 freeze watch in October 2026, against 4 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's freeze watchs by year).
Watch
In force for 8 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, State College PA
- Area
- McKean, Potter, Elk and 1 more
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 1:56 p.m. EDT, October 4, 2026
- In force from
- 1:00 a.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KCTP FZ.A 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Watches in Pennsylvania since 2008Every warning type in Pennsylvania
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Cameron, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties. * WHEN...From late Monday night through Tuesday 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.