Freeze Warning Issued For Owings Mills, Reisterstown

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — A freeze warning is in effect for parts of Baltimore County Monday morning.

Temperatures may dip as low as 31 degrees, causing frost and freeze conditions that may kill crops and sensitive vegetation as well as damage outdoor plumbing, according to the National Weather Service.

During the freeze warning period — from 4:30 to 9 a.m. on Monday, April 18 — authorities said to protect tender plants from the cold and wrap, drain or drip slowly any outdoor pipes to prevent bursting. People with in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing, officials advised.

These areas are under the freeze warning:

• Baltimore County (northern)
• Carroll County
• Frederick County
• Harford County (northwest)
• Howard County (northwest)
• Washington County

These towns in particular may be affected, the weather service advised: Reisterstown, Eldersburg, Westminster, Jarrettsville, Frederick, Ballenger Creek, Cockeysville, Hagerstown, Westminster and Lisbon.

Frost and freeze conditions may also impact the area late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, according to a hazardous weather outlook for the region.

Here is the forecast for Owings Mills and Reisterstown:

Monday: Rain, mainly after 2 p.m. Widespread frost before 8 a.m. High near 46. East wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain, mainly before 2 a.m. Low around 37. East wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between 0.5 and 0.75 inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind of 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.