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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:12AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

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

Bulletin issued
17 October 2026 at 06:12 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 19:02 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 Green Bay WI · Menominee; Marathon; Shawano; Wood; Portage; Waupaca; Outagamie; Brown; Kewaunee; Waushara; Winnebago; Calumet; Manitowoc; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
17 October 2026 at 06:12 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Freezing or sub-freezing temperatures from 24 to 32 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures around 32 degrees will be from Appleton and Oshkosh east to the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

The saved record

What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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  1. Saved by us

    Version 3

    6 recorded details changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:42PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:12AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

    Source updated
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 02:42 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 06:12 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 02:42 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 06:12 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 06:12 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    …freezing temperatures from 24 to 32 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…

    After

    …freezing temperatures from 24 to 32 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af9ada9abc0e24a1432985f81b675ce3f2797b80.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c69abc2f2ab06f05b1d520947dba8a79b7e9f63e.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 06:12 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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      "severity": "Severe",
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      "summary": "Freeze Warning · Menominee; Marathon; Shawano; Wood; Portage; Waupaca; Outagamie; Brown; Kewaunee; Waushara; Winnebago; Calumet; Manitowoc; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.",
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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:50PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:42PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 18:50 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 02:42 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 18:50 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 02:42 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Freezing or sub-freezing temperatures from 26 to 32 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The warmest low temperatures will be from Appleton and Oshkosh east to the Lake Michigan shoreline.

    After

    * WHAT...Freezing or sub-freezing temperatures from 24 to 32 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures around 32 degrees will be from Appleton and Oshkosh east to the Lake Michigan shoreline.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2d79c727f6a70451ce4e5f9a75634f362e011af4.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af9ada9abc0e24a1432985f81b675ce3f2797b80.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 02:42 UTC

    View saved version 2

    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 19:02 UTC
  1. Saved by us

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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:50PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 18:50 UTC

    View saved version 1

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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