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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 10:47PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Freeze Watch · Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Whitley; Northern Kosciusko; Southern Kosciusko. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
17 October 2026 at 02:47 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 17:47 UTC
Last included in a daily record
17 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Northern Indiana · Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Whitley; Northern Kosciusko; Southern Kosciusko
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
18 October 2026 at 07:00 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...De Kalb, Lagrange, Noble, Northern Kosciusko, Southern Kosciusko, Steuben, and Whitley Counties. * WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 4 AM to 9 AM EDT Saturday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

The saved record

What changed

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    Title
    Before

    Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:43PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

    After

    Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 10:47PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:43 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 02:47 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:43 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 02:47 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 05:45 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    … the Freeze Watch, from late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

    After

    … the Freeze Watch, from late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86b65f2aab1867ae45820306e8ffa3d83c1bc8e8.001.2

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.478fd83589d6b373dbb70e0d1858d93bafe549e7.002.2

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 02:47 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 · 16 October 2026 at 17:47 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:43PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 17:43 UTC

    View saved version 1

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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