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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:49AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Freeze Warning · Osceola; Dickinson; O'Brien; Clay; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Ida; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 07:49 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 06:32 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 Sioux Falls SD · Osceola; Dickinson; O'Brien; Clay; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Ida; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 17 October 2026 at 07:49 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * 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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17 October 2026 at 08:02 UTC

Version 5

6 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:00PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:49AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 07:49 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 07:49 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
17 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 07:49 UTC
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as ~~29 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday.~~ * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.479eaf47ace2f75a9f29c8e28c9c8fc3ad8e3513.002.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a53d9c2d270ebad061e3dc6a8b6f3ecee7930302.002.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 07:49 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 02:02 UTC

Version 4

5 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:56AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
After
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:00PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 15:56 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 15:56 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0923c780d7100569398b06c84f8a1a94f6a2d347.002.1
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.479eaf47ace2f75a9f29c8e28c9c8fc3ad8e3513.002.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 16:02 UTC

Version 3

7 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 3:47AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
After
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:56AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 08:47 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 15:56 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 08:47 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 15:56 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC
Message expiry: Before
16 October 2026 at 19:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
Official description: Before
…s as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...From ~~1 AM~~ to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibl…
After
…s as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.704b30c245ba558b5a1e0f3ae36cea8c4eb108c0.002.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0923c780d7100569398b06c84f8a1a94f6a2d347.002.1

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 15:56 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 09:02 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:26AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
After
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 3:47AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 06:26 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 08:47 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 06:26 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 08:47 UTC
Message expiry: Before
16 October 2026 at 16:30 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 19:00 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.37eb5d2254c17e15866e46b26de2b45e88ea1ee4.001.2
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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 08:47 UTC

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 06:26 UTC

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