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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 9:42PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

Freeze Watch · Avery; Madison; Yancey; Mitchell; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 01:42 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 17 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: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees possible, especially at higher elevations. * WHERE...The mountains of western North Carolina. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and 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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17 October 2026 at 01:47 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:56PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
After
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 9:42PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 17:56 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 01:42 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 17:56 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 01:42 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 ~~possible, especially at higher elevations. * WHERE...the mountains of western North Carolina~~ * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops an…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees possible, especially at higher elevations. * WHERE...The mountains of western North Carolina. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops an…
Official instructions: Before
… steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained. Remove hoses and cover ~~above- ground~~ pipes.
After
… steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained. Remove hoses and cover above-ground pipes.
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0cd1286f60b07ef88dd10dead8a82e6cfc510a1b.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4911cdc6f490fdf2e0ba596cb62d44e107823c6f.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 01:42 UTC

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:56PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 17:56 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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