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Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 2:22AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY

Freeze Warning · Northern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Northern Middlesex; Northern New London; Western Passaic; Orange; Putnam. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 06:22 UTC
First saved by us: 17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 18 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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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: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 06:22 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * 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...Until 9 AM EDT this 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.

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18 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:54PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
After
Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 2:22AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 18:54 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 06:22 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 18:54 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 06:22 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
18 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC
After
18 October 2026 at 06:22 UTC
Official description: Before
…n, and Northern New London Counties. In New Jersey, Western Passaic County. In New York, Orange and Putnam Counties. * ~~WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Sunday.~~ * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
After
…n, and Northern New London Counties. In New Jersey, Western Passaic County. In New York, Orange and Putnam Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cfd60931a4f47a9be51759e63254f2dac5dd6759.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0b1557b62d4523c313f3769174eea7ca173557be.001.1

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 06:22 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 19:02 UTC

Version 2

Source status changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:20AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:54PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 06:20 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 18:54 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 06:20 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 18:54 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~~ expected. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, and Northern New London…
After
* WHAT...Sub freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, and Northern New London…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.83d2e1a1b958024f0e2a986a407a8751fe7b3870.001.2
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cfd60931a4f47a9be51759e63254f2dac5dd6759.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 18:54 UTC

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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 06:20 UTC

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