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Freeze Watch issued October 13 at 8:22PM MDT until October 15 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Freeze Watch · Upper Rio Grande Valley. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
14 October 2026 at 02:22 UTC
First saved by us
13 October 2026 at 05:43 UTC
Last included in a daily record
14 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Albuquerque NM · Upper Rio Grande Valley
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
14 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
15 October 2026 at 08:00 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Upper Rio Grande Valley. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions 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.

The saved record

What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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    6 recorded details changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Watch issued October 13 at 12:05PM MDT until October 15 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    After

    Freeze Watch issued October 13 at 8:22PM MDT until October 15 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Source updated
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 18:05 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 02:22 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 18:05 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 02:22 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible. * WHERE...Upper Rio Grande Valley. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS.…

    After

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Upper Rio Grande Valley. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS.…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69f2a38383896eb700a42a2eb620778f49331d76.002.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.54d9354029d50743053437aefa4169ecfe6eb5a1.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 02:22 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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      "description": "* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible.\n\n* WHERE...Upper Rio Grande Valley.\n\n* WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning.\n\n* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other\nsensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor\nplumbing.",
      "instruction": "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.",
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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Watch issued October 12 at 11:35PM MDT until October 15 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    After

    Freeze Watch issued October 13 at 12:05PM MDT until October 15 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Source updated
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 05:35 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 18:05 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 05:35 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 18:05 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 19:00 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Upper Rio Grande Valley. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS.…

    After

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible. * WHERE...Upper Rio Grande Valley. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS.…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e0df4adf2974a292beeb2dc95039314129353bb8.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69f2a38383896eb700a42a2eb620778f49331d76.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 18:05 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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      "expiresAt": "2026-10-14T03:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-15T15:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
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      "instruction": "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.",
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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 05:43 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 12 at 11:35PM MDT until October 15 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 05:35 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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