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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 8:41AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Freeze Warning · Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
17 October 2026 at 13:41 UTC
First saved by us
17 October 2026 at 13:47 UTC
Last included in a daily record
17 October 2026

The linked daily edition preserves what we captured that UTC day; this event page is not a live warning.

Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN · Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
17 October 2026 at 14:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
17 October 2026 at 13:41 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

Temperatures have already warmed above freezing or are expected to within the hour. The Freeze Warning will be allowed to expire.

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0 updates · 1 first record

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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 13:47 UTC
  1. Saved by us

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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 8:41AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 13:41 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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      "category": "weather",
      "title": "Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 8:41AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN",
      "eventType": "Freeze Warning",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-17T13:41:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-17T13:41:00.000Z",
      "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
      "effectiveAt": "2026-10-17T13:41:00.000Z",
      "onsetAt": "2026-10-17T13:41:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-17T14:45:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
      "urgency": "Expected",
      "certainty": "Likely",
      "messageType": "Update",
      "status": "Source update",
      "place": "Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire",
      "coordinates": null,
      "issuer": "NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN",
      "summary": "Freeze Warning · Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.",
      "description": "Temperatures have already warmed above freezing or are expected to\nwithin the hour. The Freeze Warning will be allowed to expire.",
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      "source": "nws",
      "sourceName": "NOAA NWS"
    }
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