CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLERIGHTNOW) – The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for parts of Virginia, including Albemarle, Nelson, Greene, Madison, Orange, Culpeper, Rockingham, and Augusta counties. The warning is in effect from 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9.

The forecast calls for sub-freezing temperatures in the lower to middle 20s overnight.  According to the alert, “Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.”