Winter Weather Warnings: Frost And Freeze Conditions Expected In These States This Week

Freeze warnings have been issued in 13 states as a cold surge is expected in the western and eastern parts of the United States. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pittsburgh has also warned of potential snowsqualls Tuesday.

Freeze warnings have been issued in the "central High Plains eastward through the mid-Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys toward the Appalachians in anticipation of this early season cold surge," the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) warned Sunday.

The NWS also said the frost and freeze conditions are projected to last through early this week.

While no freeze warnings have been issued in Pennsylvania, snowsqualls are expected mainly along the north of Interstate 80 (I-80) in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Snowsqualls are "quick intense bursts of snow" that are "accompanied by strong gusty winds." While these events typically last for only less than 3 hours, they can result in "treacherous travel conditions" due to reduced visibility.

A freeze warning is issued "when significant, widespread freezing temperatures are expected," the NWS stated on its website.

Temperatures are expected to fall below zero in some parts of Kansas early Tuesday, the NWS in Wichita noted. For instance, in Topeka, temperatures are expected to fall at 25 degrees Fahrenheit (-3.8 degrees Celsius).

Temperatures in Paducah, Kentucky, may also plummet "to record or near-record levels" in the evenings of Monday and Tuesday.

Freeze warnings in Kentucky effective through 10 a.m. Tuesday:

• Much of eastern Kentucky, including Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson
• East Central Kentucky
• Northcentral Kentucky
• Northwest Kentucky
• South Central Kentucky
• Western Kentucky

Freeze warning in Wisconsin effective through 9 a.m. Monday:

• Portions of east central, south-central and southeast Wisconsin, including Dane, Dodge, Fond Du Lac, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha

Freeze warnings in Indiana effective through 10 a.m. Tuesday:

• All of central Indiana, including Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Decatur, Delaware, Fountain, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parkle, Putnam, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo and Warren
• Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, including Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne
• Portions of south central Indiana, including Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange, Perry, Scott and Washington
• Portions of southwest Indiana, including Gibson, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick

Freeze warnings in Tennessee effective through 9 a.m. Tuesday:

• Portions of West Tennessee, including Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Tipton and Weakley
• Portions of southern Middle Tennessee, including Franklin, Lincoln and Moore
• Portions of east Tennessee, including Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains, Northwest Monroe, Loudon, East Polk, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Claiborne, Hawkins, Sequatchie and Sevier Smoky Mountains
• All of middle Tennessee

Freeze warning in Ohio effective through 10 a.m. Tuesday:

• Portions of central, south central southwest and west central Ohio, including Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Hocking, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto and Warren

Freeze warnings in Kansas effective through 10 a.m. Monday:

• Portions of northwest and west central Kansas, including Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace and Wichita
• Ellis, Ness, Rush and Trego Counties
• Finney, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane and Scott Counties
• Hodgeman County

Freeze warnings in Kansas effective through 10 a.m. Tuesday:

• Pawnee and Stafford Counties
• Barton, Elisworth, Lincoln, Russell and Saline Counties
• Portions of Central, South Central and Southeast Kansas, including Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Alk, Greenwood, Harvey, Labette, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Neosho, Reno, Rice, Wilson and Woodson
• Brown, Marshall, Nemaha, Republic and Washington Counties
• Portions of central, east central, north central and northeast Kansas, including Anderson, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee and Wabaunsee
• Portions of southeast Kansas, including Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford

Freeze warnings in Arkansas effective through 10 a.m. Tuesday:

• Portions of East Arkansas including Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi and Poinsett
• Portions of northwest Arkansas, including Benton, Carroll, Madison and Washington
• Portions of eastern and north central Arkansas, including Baxter, Boone County except Southwest, Boone County Higher Elevations, Cleburne, Fulton, Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations, Newton County Lower Elevations, Southeast Van Buren County and Van Buren County Higher Elevations

Freeze warnings in Colorado effective through 9 a.m. Monday:

• Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, including Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County and Yuma County
• Colorado Springs Vicinity, including El Paso, Crowley, Prowers and Kiowa Counties
• Most of the plains of northeast Colorado, including Central and East Adams Arapahoe Counties, North and Northeast Elbert County below 6,000 feet, Sedgwick County, Larimer County below 6,000 feet and South Lincoln County

Freeze warnings in Illinois effective through 9 a.m. Tuesday:

• All of central and southeast Illinois, including Cass, Clark, Champaign, Cumberland and Moultrie
• Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois, including Macoupin, Calhoun, Madison, and Jersey
• Portions of southern Illinois, including Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin and Edwards

Freeze warnings in Missouri effective through 10 a.m. Tuesday:

• Portions of central, north central, northwest and west central Missouri, including Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Livingston, De Kalb, Platte, Pettis and Daviess
• Portions of southeast Missouri, including Cape Girardeau, New Madrid, Ripley, Bollinger and Perry
• Portions of central, east central, south central, southwest and west central Missouri, including Laclede, Maries, Camden, Benton, Dallas, Jasper, Howell and Cedar

Freeze warning in Oklahoma effective through 10 a.m. Tuesday:

• Portions of northeast Oklahoma, including Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa and Washington

Freeze warnings in Nebraska effective through 10 a.m. Monday:

• Portions of southwest Nebraska, including Dundy, Hitchcock and Red Willlow
• Portions of south central Nebraska, including Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps and Webster