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Freeze Warnings Active Right Now — and What They Mean for Your Pipes

Official National Weather Service freeze, hard-freeze and extreme-cold alerts, grouped by state. A sustained hard freeze is the single biggest cause of burst-pipe water damage in US homes.

Last checked: Oct 30, 11:23 AM ET · Source: api.weather.gov

No active freeze warnings right now

The freeze season typically runs November through March, with the first hard freezes reaching the northern states in late October. This page turns into a live state-by-state risk board the moment NWS issues the season's first warnings — bookmark it before the cold does.

The frozen-pipe playbook

Before the freeze

Disconnect hoses, let at-risk faucets drip overnight, open cabinets under exterior-wall sinks, and find your main shut-off today — not at 2am with water coming through the ceiling.

If a pipe freezes

Keep the faucet open, warm the pipe gently from the faucet side (hair dryer, never a torch), and watch for the split — frozen pipes often crack silently and flood only at thaw.

If it bursts

Main shut-off first, power off to wet rooms, photos of everything — then a certified crew for extraction and measured drying before the 24–48 hour mold window closes.

The insurance angle

Sudden burst-pipe damage is typically covered, but insurers expect you to have maintained heat and to mitigate immediately — the certified crew's drying log is that proof.

Deeper reading: the full frozen-pipes emergency guide · who to call for a burst pipe · how often each city gets cold enough to freeze pipes (NOAA data)

Freeze status by city

Each page reads the Weather Service feed for that city's own forecast zone.

Alabama: Huntsville · Birmingham · Tuscaloosa · Decatur · Auburn

Arizona: Phoenix · Tucson · Mesa · Chandler · Gilbert · Glendale · Scottsdale · Peoria · Tempe · Yuma · Surprise · Goodyear

Arkansas: Little Rock · Fayetteville · Springdale · Conway

California: Los Angeles · San Diego · San Jose · San Francisco · Fresno · Sacramento · Long Beach · Oakland · Bakersfield · Anaheim · Riverside · Stockton · Santa Ana · Irvine · Chula Vista · Fremont · Santa Clarita · San Bernardino · Modesto · Fontana · Oxnard · Huntington Beach · Glendale · Oceanside · Rancho Cucamonga · Pasadena · Garden Grove

Colorado: Denver · Colorado Springs · Aurora · Fort Collins · Lakewood · Thornton · Arvada · Westminster · Pueblo · Boulder · Grand Junction · Broomfield · Loveland · Longmont · Littleton

Connecticut: Stamford · New Haven · Hartford · Meriden

Delaware: Wilmington · Newark · Middletown

District of Columbia: Washington

Florida: Jacksonville · Tampa · Orlando · St. Petersburg · Port St. Lucie · Tallahassee · Palm Bay · Clearwater · Lakeland · Melbourne · Daytona Beach · Pensacola · Sarasota · Kissimmee · Ocala · St. Augustine · Jacksonville Beach · Orange Park · Bradenton

Georgia: Atlanta · Columbus · Augusta · Athens · Roswell · Albany · Sandy Springs · Smyrna · Marietta · Peachtree City · Alpharetta

Idaho: Boise · Nampa · Meridian · Idaho Falls · Caldwell

Illinois: Chicago · Aurora · Aurora · Joliet · Naperville · Rockford · Elgin · Waukegan · Champaign

Indiana: Indianapolis · Evansville · South Bend · Carmel · Fishers

Iowa: Des Moines · Cedar Rapids · Iowa City · Davenport

Kansas: Wichita · Overland Park · Topeka · Kansas City · Olathe · Lawrence

Kentucky: Louisville · Lexington · Covington · Richmond

Louisiana: New Orleans · Baton Rouge · Shreveport · Metairie · Lake Charles · Kenner · Slidell

Maine: Portland · Bangor

Maryland: Baltimore · Rockville · Annapolis · Silver Spring · Gaithersburg · College Park

Massachusetts: Boston · Worcester · Springfield · Cambridge · Lowell · New Bedford · Fall River · Brockton · Quincy · Lynn · Newton

Michigan: Detroit · Grand Rapids · Warren · Sterling Heights · Ann Arbor · Flint · Westland · Troy · Pontiac · Kalamazoo · Dearborn · Lansing · Clinton Township · Livonia

Minnesota: Minneapolis · St. Paul · Duluth · Rochester · Coon Rapids · Eagan · Woodbury · Plymouth · Maple Grove · Brooklyn Park · Burnsville · Bloomington · St. Cloud

Mississippi: Jackson · Gulfport · Biloxi · Hattiesburg · Southaven

Missouri: Kansas City · St. Louis · Springfield · Columbia · Independence · Lee's Summit · O'Fallon · Florissant · St. Charles · Jefferson City

Nebraska: Omaha · Lincoln · Bellevue

Nevada: Las Vegas · Henderson · North Las Vegas · Reno · Sparks · Enterprise · Sunrise Manor · Spring Valley · Carson City

New Hampshire: Manchester · Nashua · Salem · Portsmouth · Concord · Dover · Rochester

New Jersey: Newark · Jersey City · Paterson · Elizabeth · Edison · Clifton · Union City · East Orange · Woodbridge · Toms River · Trenton · Camden

New Mexico: Albuquerque · Santa Fe

New York: New York City · Brooklyn · Bronx · Staten Island · Buffalo · Yonkers · Rochester · White Plains

North Carolina: Charlotte · Raleigh · Greensboro · Durham · Winston-Salem · Wilmington · High Point · Cary · Concord · Gastonia

North Dakota: Fargo · Grand Forks

Ohio: Columbus · Cleveland · Cincinnati · Toledo · Akron · Dayton · Hamilton · Elyria · Middletown · Youngstown · Parma · Canton · Lorain · Westerville

Oklahoma: Oklahoma City · Tulsa · Broken Arrow · Edmond · Lawton

Oregon: Portland · Eugene · Salem · Gresham · Bend · Medford · Beaverton

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia · Pittsburgh · Allentown · Reading · Erie · York · Easton · Lebanon · Harrisburg · Bethlehem · Lancaster

Rhode Island: Providence · Pawtucket

South Carolina: Charleston · Columbia · North Charleston · Mount Pleasant · Greenville · Summerville · Florence · Spartanburg · Myrtle Beach · Rock Hill · Goose Creek · Anderson

South Dakota: Sioux Falls · Rapid City · Brookings

Tennessee: Nashville · Memphis · Knoxville · Chattanooga · Clarksville · Murfreesboro · Franklin · Jackson · Kingsport · Hendersonville · Collierville · Bartlett

Texas: Houston · San Antonio · Dallas · Austin · Fort Worth · El Paso · Arlington · Corpus Christi · Plano · Lubbock · Irving · Garland · Frisco · Amarillo · McKinney · Killeen · Pasadena · Mesquite · Waco · Carrollton · Midland · Pearland · Round Rock · Odessa · Sugar Land · Tyler · League City · Galveston · Denton · Richardson · Lewisville · Grand Prairie · Georgetown · San Marcos

Utah: Salt Lake City · Provo · Ogden · West Valley City · St. George · West Jordan · Sandy · Layton · Park City

Vermont: Burlington · Barre

Virginia: Virginia Beach · Chesapeake · Arlington · Arlington · Norfolk · Richmond · Alexandria · Portsmouth · Manassas

Washington: Seattle · Spokane · Tacoma · Vancouver · Bellevue · Kent · Everett · Spokane Valley · Federal Way · Olympia · Bellingham · Kirkland · Renton · Marysville · Shoreline

West Virginia: Charleston · Huntington · Morgantown · Parkersburg · Wheeling

Wisconsin: Milwaukee · Madison · Green Bay · Kenosha · Racine · Appleton · Oshkosh · Eau Claire

Wyoming: Cheyenne · Rock Springs · Gillette

Pipe already burst? The clock is the enemy, not the cold.

One call reaches an IICRC-certified water damage crew serving your ZIP — 24/7, costs explained before any work starts.

For homeowners & property owners. Renting? Have your landlord call.