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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 4:06AM CDT until October 16 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Freeze Warning · Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Northern Foothills; Rapid City; Southern Foothills; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Bennett; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson; Southern Perkins; Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Western Crook; Weston County Plains; Newcastle; Northeastern Crook. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 09:06 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 09:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Rapid City SD · Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Northern Foothills; Rapid City; Southern Foothills; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Bennett; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson; Southern Perkins; Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Western Crook; Weston County Plains; Newcastle; Northeastern Crook
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 09:06 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this 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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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 09:17 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 09:17 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 4:06AM CDT until October 16 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Rapid City SD. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 09:06 UTC

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  "summary": "Freeze Warning · Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Northern Foothills; Rapid City; Southern Foothills; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Bennett; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson; Southern Perkins; Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Western Crook; Weston County Plains; Newcastle; Northeastern Crook. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.",
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