CHARLESTON, W.Va. — May 1 will arrive in West Virginia with freezing temperatures.
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for the state’s highest elevations and a frost advisory for other northern and eastern counties.
The warning and advisory begin at midnight Thursday and extend to 9 a.m. Friday.
Meteorologists said residents in parts of Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, Grant and Pendleton counties can expect temperatures to dip between 29 and 32 degrees.
The frost advisory is for counties in portions of central, northeast, northern and southeast West Virginia where temperatures could get as low as 35 degrees.
The Weather Service said, “frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.