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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:11AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Freeze Warning · Muscatine; Scott; Washington; Jefferson; Whiteside; Rock Island. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 06:11 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 06:17 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 Quad Cities IA IL · Muscatine; Scott; Washington; Jefferson; Whiteside; Rock Island
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
16 October 2026 at 14:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 expected. * WHERE...In Illinois, Rock Island and Whiteside Counties. In Iowa, Muscatine, Scott, Jefferson, and Washington Counties. * 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.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

The saved record

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 06:17 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:11AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 06:11 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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      "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov",
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      "title": "Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:11AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL",
      "eventType": "Freeze Warning",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T06:11:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-16T06:11:00.000Z",
      "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
      "effectiveAt": "2026-10-16T06:11:00.000Z",
      "onsetAt": "2026-10-17T06:00:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T14:15:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
      "urgency": "Expected",
      "certainty": "Likely",
      "messageType": "Alert",
      "status": "Source alert",
      "place": "Muscatine; Scott; Washington; Jefferson; Whiteside; Rock Island",
      "coordinates": null,
      "issuer": "NWS Quad Cities IA IL",
      "summary": "Freeze Warning · Muscatine; Scott; Washington; Jefferson; Whiteside; Rock Island. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.",
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      "instruction": "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.",
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    }
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