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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:30PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH

Freeze Watch · Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 17:30 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 17:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 17 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Wilmington OH · Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation.

Instructions in this archived message

Be prepared to take steps to protect tender plants from the cold.

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 17:32 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 17:32 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:30PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 17:30 UTC

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  "summary": "Freeze Watch · Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
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