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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 12:25PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Freeze Warning · Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Isanti; Chisago; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.
- Bulletin issued
- 16 October 2026 at 17:25 UTC
- First saved by us
- 16 October 2026 at 06:32 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 Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN · Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Isanti; Chisago; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Expected
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 17 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 17 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, and southwest Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * 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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- Title
- Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:18AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
AfterFreeze Warning issued October 16 at 12:25PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
- Source updated
- Before
16 October 2026 at 06:18 UTC
After16 October 2026 at 17:25 UTC
- Effective from
- Before
16 October 2026 at 06:18 UTC
After16 October 2026 at 17:25 UTC
- Forecast onset
- Before
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
After17 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC
- Message expiry
- Before
16 October 2026 at 18:30 UTC
After17 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Message type
- Before
Alert
AfterUpdate
- Source status
- Before
Source alert
AfterSource update
- Official description
- Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures
in the upper 20s to lower 30s expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, and southwest Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 1 AMto 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibl…After* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, and southwest Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibl…
- External source link
- Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57222cbd6cd539863c92fde90de7b0a9532ba002.001.2
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f38090e9332c89bab5b71a06251a87e4922e5076.003.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 17:25 UTC
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC
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First saved record
Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:18AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 06:18 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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