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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

Freeze Watch · Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:25 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 17:02 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 Charleston WV · Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 08:00 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 28 possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, and southern West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

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16 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 12:59PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
After
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 16:59 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 20:25 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 16:59 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 20:25 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 08:00 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. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, and s…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, and s…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.605b326f8b06737ee35c51c83f796889b16c640a.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.925f6ac4d824ed3e89db8af7a48486ab82afeb58.002.1

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:25 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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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 17:02 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 17:02 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 12:59PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 16:59 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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