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Freeze Watch issued October 11 at 12:26PM PDT until October 13 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
Latest captured source record. This is an archive, not a current warning service.
Open the detailed event record ↗- First tracked
- 2026-10-11 19:28:46.921Z
- Last seen in a feed
- 2026-10-11 21:43:42.780Z
- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
- Issuer / area
- NWS Spokane WA · Moses Lake Area
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 2026-10-12T04:15:00.000Z
- Forecast onset / end
- 2026-10-13T06:00:00.000Z / 2026-10-13T16:00:00.000Z
Freeze Watch · Moses Lake Area. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
Archived official description
* WHAT...Patchy to localized areas of blowing dust expected, with visibility dropping to between one-quarter and one mile at times. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 mph. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29F possible. * WHERE...Quincy, Othello, Moses Lake, and Ephrata. * WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. For the Freeze Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions in this archived message
Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to a mile or less. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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newly tracked · Captured 2026-10-11 19:28:46.921Z
Freeze Watch issued October 11 at 12:26PM PDT until October 13 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
Freeze Watch · Moses Lake Area. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
Source issued/updated 2026-10-11T19:26:00.000Z · Source alert
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