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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 2:18PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Freeze Watch · Northern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Northern Middlesex; Northern New London; Western Passaic; Orange; Putnam. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
- Bulletin issued
- 16 October 2026 at 18:18 UTC
- First saved by us
- 16 October 2026 at 18:32 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 17 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Upton NY · Northern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Northern Middlesex; Northern New London; Western Passaic; Orange; Putnam
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 17 October 2026 at 08:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 18 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, and Northern New London Counties. In New Jersey, Western Passaic County. In New York, Orange and Putnam Counties. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
Instructions in this archived message
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
The saved record
What changed
0 updates · 1 first record
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 18:32 UTC
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Starting point
First saved record
Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 2:18PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 18:18 UTC
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