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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 12:02AM CDT until October 17 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Freeze Watch · Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Woodbury; Ida; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson; Pipestone; Rock; Dixon; Dakota; Kingsbury; Brookings; Miner; Lake; Moody; Hanson; McCook; Minnehaha; Hutchinson; Turner; Lincoln; Bon Homme; Yankton; Clay; Union. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
- Bulletin issued
- 16 October 2026 at 05:02 UTC
- First saved by us
- 16 October 2026 at 05:17 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 16 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source update
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Sioux Falls SD · Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Woodbury; Ida; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson; Pipestone; Rock; Dixon; Dakota; Kingsbury; Brookings; Miner; Lake; Moody; Hanson; McCook; Minnehaha; Hutchinson; Turner; Lincoln; Bon Homme; Yankton; Clay; Union
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 16 October 2026 at 15:15 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible, with the coldest readings expected east of Interstate 29. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and east central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday 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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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 05:17 UTC
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Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 12:02AM CDT until October 17 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 05:02 UTC
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