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Freeze Warning issued October 13 at 8:37AM PDT until October 13 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA

Freeze Warning · Lewiston Area; Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Moses Lake Area; Okanogan Valley. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
13 October 2026 at 15:37 UTC
First saved by us
12 October 2026 at 17:43 UTC
Last included in a daily record
13 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Spokane WA · Lewiston Area; Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Moses Lake Area; Okanogan Valley
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
13 October 2026 at 16:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
13 October 2026 at 15:37 UTC / 13 October 2026 at 16:00 UTC

Archived official description

Temperatures have warmed above freezing.

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What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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  1. Saved by us

    Version 3

    8 recorded details changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 12 at 10:07PM PDT until October 13 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 13 at 8:37AM PDT until October 13 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA

    Source updated
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 05:07 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 15:37 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 05:07 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 15:37 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 15:37 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 16:00 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 16:45 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures between 29 and 32 degrees expected. Locally down to 27 degrees in outlying areas around Moses Lake. * WHERE...Clarkston, Peck, Ephrata, Tonasket, Lewiston Grade, Brewster, Nespelem, Lapwai, Moses Lake, Quincy, Oroville, Gifford, Pomeroy, Alpowa Summit, Disautel Pass, Okanogan, Bridgeport, Othello, Lewiston, Culdesac, and Omak. * WHEN...Until 9 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...For the Okanogan Valley, L-C Valley, and Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties, overnight lows will range from 29 to 32F. Higher benches could be warmer with readings of 33 to 35 degrees.

    After

    Temperatures have warmed above freezing.

    Official instructions
    Before

    Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

    After

    Not supplied

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4dd66e06927c11b6d49831f15b231c19394040af.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d6453752caa51d4caa6c69f552f9f93484624877.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 15:37 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      "summary": "Freeze Warning · Lewiston Area; Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Moses Lake Area; Okanogan Valley. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.",
      "description": "Temperatures have warmed above freezing.",
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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 12 at 10:35AM PDT until October 13 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 12 at 10:07PM PDT until October 13 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA

    Source updated
    Before

    12 October 2026 at 17:35 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 05:07 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    12 October 2026 at 17:35 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 05:07 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    …ng temperatures between 29 and 32 degrees expected. Locally down to 27 degrees in outlying areas around Moses Lake. * WHERE...Brewster, Alpowa Summit, Lewiston, Bridgeport, Omak, Ephrata, Clarkston, Moses Lake, Othello, Disautel Pass, Tonasket, Lapwai, Peck, Nespelem, Oroville, Quincy, Lewiston Grade, Gifford, Pomeroy, Okanogan, and Culdesac. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly da…

    After

    …ng temperatures between 29 and 32 degrees expected. Locally down to 27 degrees in outlying areas around Moses Lake. * WHERE...Clarkston, Peck, Ephrata, Tonasket, Lewiston Grade, Brewster, Nespelem, Lapwai, Moses Lake, Quincy, Oroville, Gifford, Pomeroy, Alpowa Summit, Disautel Pass, Okanogan, Bridgeport, Othello, Lewiston, Culdesac, and Omak. * WHEN...Until 9 AM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly da…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.89694cd70a59dd830e0e244260073378ad3d9361.001.2

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4dd66e06927c11b6d49831f15b231c19394040af.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 05:07 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-13T16:00:00.000Z",
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First saved record · 12 October 2026 at 17:43 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 12 at 10:35AM PDT until October 13 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 12 October 2026 at 17:35 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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