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Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 8:47PM EDT until October 19 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY

Freeze Warning · Rowan; Menifee; Jackson; Laurel; Whitley; Knox; Bell; Harlan; Elliott; Morgan; Johnson; Wolfe; Magoffin; Floyd; Lee; Breathitt; Knott; Owsley; Perry; Clay; Leslie; Letcher; Martin; Pike. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 19 October 2026 at 00:47 UTC
First saved by us: 18 October 2026 at 18:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 19 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Jackson KY · Rowan; Menifee; Jackson; Laurel; Whitley; Knox; Bell; Harlan; Elliott; Morgan; Johnson; Wolfe; Magoffin; Floyd; Lee; Breathitt; Knott; Owsley; Perry; Clay; Leslie; Letcher; Martin; Pike
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 19 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 19 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC / 19 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Near-freezing to sub-freezing valley temperatures as low as 30 degrees expected. The coldest readings will be in the rural valleys away from the larger creeks, rivers, and lakes. * WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, south central, and southeast Kentucky. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Widespread frost and light freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation in valley locales.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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19 October 2026 at 00:47 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 2:07PM EDT until October 19 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
After
Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 8:47PM EDT until October 19 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Source updated: Before
18 October 2026 at 18:07 UTC
After
19 October 2026 at 00:47 UTC
Effective from: Before
18 October 2026 at 18:07 UTC
After
19 October 2026 at 00:47 UTC
Message expiry: Before
19 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC
After
19 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Near-freezing to sub-freezing valley temperatures as low as ~~29 degrees expected.~~ * WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, south central, and southeast Kentucky. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT …
After
* WHAT...Near-freezing to sub-freezing valley temperatures as low as 30 degrees expected. The coldest readings will be in the rural valleys away from the larger creeks, rivers, and lakes. * WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, south central, and southeast Kentucky. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT …
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.939bac15d76fcbf027c97822b305cf0c16695125.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d62ef1c9ab265103bb8ce3530fb808eecc2bfab9.001.1

Bulletin issued: 19 October 2026 at 00:47 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 · 18 October 2026 at 18:17 UTC

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18 October 2026 at 18:17 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 18 at 2:07PM EDT until October 19 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 18:07 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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