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Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 6:28AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

Freeze Warning · Avery; Madison; Yancey; Mitchell; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 10:28 UTC
First saved by us: 17 October 2026 at 18:02 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 Greenville-Spartanburg SC · Avery; Madison; Yancey; Mitchell; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 10:28 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina. * 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. In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained. Remove hoses and cover above- ground pipes.

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18 October 2026 at 10:32 UTC

Version 3

6 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 9:00PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
After
Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 6:28AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Source updated: Before
18 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 10:28 UTC
Effective from: Before
18 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 10:28 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
18 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 10:28 UTC
Official description: Before
…reezing temperatures as low as the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina. * ~~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
…reezing temperatures as low as the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina. * 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.df409c590bda3405f8c2189184ecc8190d3ad103.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.629212f2a810ccc68ff1faec6cb270dab98e1580.001.1

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 10:28 UTC

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18 October 2026 at 01:02 UTC

Version 2

Source status changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:54PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 9:00PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 17:54 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 17:54 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC
Message expiry: Before
18 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.78a8576e330d4827bd578b71025a8fbc7ad0eb43.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df409c590bda3405f8c2189184ecc8190d3ad103.001.1

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC

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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:54PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 17:54 UTC

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