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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:41PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY

Freeze Warning · Fleming; Montgomery; Bath; Rowan. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
17 October 2026 at 18:41 UTC
First saved by us
17 October 2026 at 05:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record
18 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Jackson KY · Fleming; Montgomery; Bath; Rowan
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
18 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
18 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Near-freezing to sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 degrees expected. * WHERE...Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, and Rowan Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * 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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    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 11:29AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:41PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY

    Source updated
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 15:29 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 18:41 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 15:29 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 18:41 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    18 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

    After

    18 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Freezing temperatures as low as 32 degrees expected. * WHERE...Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, and Rowan Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * I…

    After

    * WHAT...Near-freezing to sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 degrees expected. * WHERE...Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, and Rowan Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * I…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0947bf4e1eed88bcdefb57ce443ffbfc93d7b8ca.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f1fb1abf28919470ce68124f0b5c8bcc73045039.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 18:41 UTC

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      "severity": "Severe",
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      "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 Warning issued October 17 at 1:00AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 11:29AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY

    Source updated
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 15:29 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 15:29 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 16:00 UTC

    After

    18 October 2026 at 00:00 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 30 degrees expected. * WHERE...Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, and Rowan Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * …

    After

    * WHAT...Freezing temperatures as low as 32 degrees expected. * WHERE...Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, and Rowan Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * …

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c5a352cea688e135ec42eb36c5c466c5387cb6ac.001.2

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0947bf4e1eed88bcdefb57ce443ffbfc93d7b8ca.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 15:29 UTC

    View saved version 2

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

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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 05:02 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:00AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 05:00 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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