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Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 10:59PM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Freeze Warning · Northern Foothills; Southern Foothills; Bennett; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River; Southern Oglala Lakota; Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Western Crook; Weston County Plains; Newcastle; Northeastern Crook. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 04:59 UTC
First saved by us: 15 October 2026 at 07:58 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 Rapid City SD · Northern Foothills; Southern Foothills; Bennett; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River; Southern Oglala Lakota; Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Western Crook; Weston County Plains; Newcastle; Northeastern Crook
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 04:59 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 degrees. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT Friday. * 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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16 October 2026 at 05:02 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 11:48AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
After
Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 10:59PM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Source updated: Before
15 October 2026 at 17:48 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 04:59 UTC
Effective from: Before
15 October 2026 at 17:48 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 04:59 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
16 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 04:59 UTC
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 ~~expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to~~ 9 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly dam…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 degrees. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly dam…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32a059d604869da9480211ad8f539ce77447ab93.002.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c98ef1d70a121a70770888dde9e29b38008d4f9c.002.1

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 04:59 UTC

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15 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

Version 2

Source status changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 1:51AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
After
Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 11:48AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Source updated: Before
15 October 2026 at 07:51 UTC
After
15 October 2026 at 17:48 UTC
Effective from: Before
15 October 2026 at 07:51 UTC
After
15 October 2026 at 17:48 UTC
Message expiry: Before
15 October 2026 at 23:00 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 09:00 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.c9ad2be80d311ab3370f142b81cd8b00932d91ec.002.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32a059d604869da9480211ad8f539ce77447ab93.002.1

Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 17:48 UTC

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 07:58 UTC

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Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 07:51 UTC

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