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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

Freeze Watch · Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Gallia; Lawrence; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Mingo; Logan; Boone. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 20:25 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record
17 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Charleston WV · Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Gallia; Lawrence; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Mingo; Logan; Boone
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
17 October 2026 at 08:00 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 31 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, southern, and western West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Instructions in this archived message

Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our X and Facebook pages.

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:25 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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      "onsetAt": "2026-10-18T05:00:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-17T08:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-18T13:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
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      "place": "Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Gallia; Lawrence; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Mingo; Logan; Boone",
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      "summary": "Freeze Watch · Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Gallia; Lawrence; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Mingo; Logan; Boone. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
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