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Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 8:45PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

Freeze Watch · Menominee; Marathon; Shawano; Wood; Portage; Waupaca; Outagamie; Brown; Kewaunee; Waushara; Winnebago; Calumet; Manitowoc; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 01:45 UTC
First saved by us: 15 October 2026 at 18:02 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 Green Bay WI · Menominee; Marathon; Shawano; Wood; Portage; Waupaca; Outagamie; Brown; Kewaunee; Waushara; Winnebago; Calumet; Manitowoc; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 09:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 25 to 30 degrees possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday 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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16 October 2026 at 01:47 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 12:55PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI
After
Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 8:45PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI
Source updated: Before
15 October 2026 at 17:55 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 01:45 UTC
Effective from: Before
15 October 2026 at 17:55 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 01:45 UTC
Message expiry: Before
16 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 09:45 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.75aa7fc3eb0eb086329d4bcfc03ac43b6f74e872.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c7f10c1c64af4b1be5455f9b7a2fb0cd9f5c039b.001.1

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 01:45 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 · 15 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

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15 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 12:55PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 17:55 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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