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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 4:57PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Freeze Warning · Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Anoka; Washington; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.
- Bulletin issued
- 16 October 2026 at 21:57 UTC
- First saved by us
- 16 October 2026 at 22:02 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 Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN · Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Anoka; Washington; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Expected
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 17 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * 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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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 22:02 UTC
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First saved record
Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 4:57PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 21:57 UTC
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