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Freeze Warning issued October 14 at 7:53AM MDT until October 14 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Freeze Warning · Harding; Northern Perkins; Ziebach; Southern Perkins. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
14 October 2026 at 13:53 UTC
First saved by us
13 October 2026 at 17:58 UTC
Last included in a daily record
14 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Rapid City SD · Harding; Northern Perkins; Ziebach; Southern Perkins
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
14 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
14 October 2026 at 13:53 UTC / 14 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

Temperatures will quickly warm above freezing within the next hour, therefore the Freeze Warning will be allowed to expire.

The saved record

What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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  1. Saved by us

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    8 recorded details changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 13 at 9:43PM MDT until October 14 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 14 at 7:53AM MDT until October 14 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 03:43 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 13:53 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 03:43 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 13:53 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 08:00 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 13:53 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 to 32 degrees expected. * WHERE...Harding, Northern Perkins, Southern Perkins, and Ziebach. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM MDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

    After

    Temperatures will quickly warm above freezing within the next hour, therefore the Freeze Warning will be allowed to expire.

    Official instructions
    Before

    Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.

    After

    Not supplied

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c65ee2d87928ffc6df2ba64cbf41cdca4d589e9e.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.212df90a3239e75f654640eef058010d3adf5acf.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 13:53 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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      "summary": "Freeze Warning · Harding; Northern Perkins; Ziebach; Southern Perkins. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.",
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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 13 at 11:44AM MDT until October 14 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 13 at 9:43PM MDT until October 14 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

    Source updated
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 17:44 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 03:43 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 17:44 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 03:43 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 08:45 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 14:00 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.13952120eba61e9b4d894aabc60e155175332c4a.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c65ee2d87928ffc6df2ba64cbf41cdca4d589e9e.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 03:43 UTC

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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 17:58 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 13 at 11:44AM MDT until October 14 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 17:44 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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      "instruction": "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.\n\nTo prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to\ndrip slowly.",
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