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Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 11:05AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Riverton WY

Freeze Watch · Southwest Bighorn Basin; Southeast Bighorn Basin; Northeast Johnson County; Southeast Johnson County; Upper Wind River Basin; Wind River Basin; Lander Foothills; Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range; Natrona County Lower Elevations; Rock Springs and Green River; Flaming Gorge; East Sweetwater County. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 17:05 UTC
First saved by us: 14 October 2026 at 17:13 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 15 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Riverton WY · Southwest Bighorn Basin; Southeast Bighorn Basin; Northeast Johnson County; Southeast Johnson County; Upper Wind River Basin; Wind River Basin; Lander Foothills; Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range; Natrona County Lower Elevations; Rock Springs and Green River; Flaming Gorge; East Sweetwater County
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 15 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 to 28 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and south central Wyoming. * WHEN...From midnight Thursday night through 9 AM MDT Friday 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. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.

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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 17:13 UTC

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14 October 2026 at 17:13 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 11:05AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Riverton WY. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 17:05 UTC

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