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Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 12:04AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

Freeze Warning · Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 04:04 UTC
First saved by us: 17 October 2026 at 09:47 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 Blacksburg VA · Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this 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.

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What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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18 October 2026 at 04:17 UTC

Version 3

6 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:15PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
After
Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 12:04AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 17:15 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 04:04 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 17:15 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 04:04 UTC
Message expiry: Before
18 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Official description: Before
…. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * ~~WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.~~ * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…
After
…. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT 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.ff67e63e16bbede1f7ae9f50a4b9df9ccf4511f3.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1c56d050593e5e61c963b522215c72c9f28677f2.001.1

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 04:04 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 17:17 UTC

Version 2

5 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 5:41AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:15PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 09:41 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 17:15 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 09:41 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 17:15 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2ceeb278fc2894c94c3a20e349c7631ca7942ccd.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ff67e63e16bbede1f7ae9f50a4b9df9ccf4511f3.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 17:15 UTC

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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 09:47 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 09:47 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 5:41AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 09:41 UTC

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