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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 8:45AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Freeze Warning · Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Jefferson; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 13:45 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 11:17 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 Quad Cities IA IL · Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Jefferson; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 14:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 17 October 2026 at 13:45 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

The threat has ended.

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17 October 2026 at 13:47 UTC

Version 5

8 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:24AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 8:45AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 07:24 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 13:45 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 07:24 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 13:45 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
17 October 2026 at 07:24 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 13:45 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 14:45 UTC
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Illinois and east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
After
The threat has ended.
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:2.49.0.1.840.0.9d933ecc006d7a29d628cd9a5f8b8850e8079d13.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6df17ee720ddf04c96edfaf7d68cb756b1dd0596.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 13:45 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 07:32 UTC

Version 4

7 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 8:43PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:24AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 01:43 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 07:24 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 01:43 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 07:24 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 07:24 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 09:45 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as ~~30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Illinois and east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday.~~ * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Illinois and east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b5877ced7c36688a52e063e4224c37c4771ad407.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9d933ecc006d7a29d628cd9a5f8b8850e8079d13.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 07:24 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 01:47 UTC

Version 3

5 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:55PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
After
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 8:43PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 18:55 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 01:43 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 18:55 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 01:43 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 09:45 UTC
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c09632a1a8db56afcf12f10bb250c5cba5771344.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b5877ced7c36688a52e063e4224c37c4771ad407.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 01:43 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 19:02 UTC

Version 2

5 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 6:12AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
After
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:55PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 11:12 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 18:55 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 11:12 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 18:55 UTC
Message expiry: Before
16 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c8a15dfd44925e1be423715fb11aee87a50cbc99.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c09632a1a8db56afcf12f10bb250c5cba5771344.001.1

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 18:55 UTC

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 11:17 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 11:17 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 6:12AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 11:12 UTC

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