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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 3:23AM EDT until October 17 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI

Freeze Warning · Oceana; Newaygo; Mecosta; Isabella; Muskegon; Montcalm; Gratiot; Ottawa; Kent; Ionia; Clinton. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 07:23 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 18:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 17 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Grand Rapids MI · Oceana; Newaygo; Mecosta; Isabella; Muskegon; Montcalm; Gratiot; Ottawa; Kent; Ionia; Clinton
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 17 October 2026 at 07:23 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Cold temperatures could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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17 October 2026 at 07:32 UTC

Version 3

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:57PM EDT until October 17 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 3:23AM EDT until October 17 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 01:57 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 07:23 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 01:57 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 07:23 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
17 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 07:23 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 10:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Cold temperatures could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b176096918a7225b1930295f1ff777bf8b234c21.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1955e47779ee5dd70d8717e89ba94fa840d7fa3d.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 07:23 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 02:02 UTC

Version 2

Source status changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 2:04PM EDT until October 17 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
After
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:57PM EDT until October 17 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 18:04 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 01:57 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 18:04 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 01:57 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 02:15 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 10:00 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
Official description: Before
…eratures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan. * ~~WHEN...From midnight tonight to~~ 8 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly d…
After
…eratures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly d…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cfb8b67f6051a4d65ad390d596dabdd2a6180c1b.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b176096918a7225b1930295f1ff777bf8b234c21.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 01:57 UTC

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 18:17 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 18:17 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 2:04PM EDT until October 17 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 18:04 UTC

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