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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 8:48PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

Freeze Watch · Niagara; Orleans; Monroe; Wayne; Northern Cayuga; Northern Erie; Genesee. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 00:48 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 16:47 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 Buffalo NY · Niagara; Orleans; Monroe; Wayne; Northern Cayuga; Northern Erie; Genesee
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 13:00 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 cold as the upper 20's are possible, especially inland from the Great Lakes. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, northern Cayuga, northern Erie, and Genesee Counties. * 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.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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17 October 2026 at 01:02 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 12:42PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
After
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 8:48PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 16:42 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 00:48 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 16:42 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 00:48 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 08:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures ~~possible, especially inland from the Great Lakes. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Northern~~ Erie, and Genesee Counties. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze co…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as cold as the upper 20's are possible, especially inland from the Great Lakes. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, northern Cayuga, northern Erie, and Genesee Counties. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze co…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2fb51504f7eb3bce5f50cb545b92fba0326b8ffe.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9792e12f555a0359ec8b166895f8a661189a40ab.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 00:48 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 16:47 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 16:47 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 12:42PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 16:42 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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