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Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 2:57AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH

Freeze Warning · Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 06:57 UTC
First saved by us: 17 October 2026 at 04:32 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 Wilmington OH · Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 06:57 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * 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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18 October 2026 at 07:02 UTC

Version 4

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 9:02PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
After
Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 2:57AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Source updated: Before
18 October 2026 at 01:02 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 06:57 UTC
Effective from: Before
18 October 2026 at 01:02 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 06:57 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
18 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 06:57 UTC
Message expiry: Before
18 October 2026 at 09:15 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...Portions of East Central and Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky, and Central, South Central, Southwest, and West Central Ohio. * 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
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.2198fe855e0405b6e79fd6a97ca2cd8e6517eb5b.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11f595b0f9d2d563144d642aa8b8ed03947faf3f.001.1

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 06:57 UTC

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18 October 2026 at 01:17 UTC

Version 3

5 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:54PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 9:02PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 18:54 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 01:02 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 18:54 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 01:02 UTC
Message expiry: Before
18 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 09:15 UTC
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55df26490d1d8884c937d42329cc918e12bfac36.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2198fe855e0405b6e79fd6a97ca2cd8e6517eb5b.001.1

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 01:02 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 19:02 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 12:18AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:54PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 04:18 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 18:54 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 04:18 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 18:54 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 20:00 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...Portions of ~~east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central~~ Ohio. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitiv…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...Portions of East Central and Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky, and Central, South Central, Southwest, and West Central Ohio. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitiv…
External source link: Before
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After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55df26490d1d8884c937d42329cc918e12bfac36.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 18:54 UTC

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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 04:32 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 04:32 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 12:18AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 04:18 UTC

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