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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:18AM CDT until October 17 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Freeze Watch · Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Yellow Medicine. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 06:18 UTC
First saved by us: 15 October 2026 at 18:47 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Issuer / area: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN · Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Yellow Medicine
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 18:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures possible. * WHERE...Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wright, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday 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.

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16 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC
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9 recorded details changed
Title
Before
Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 9:00PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
After
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:18AM CDT until October 17 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Source updated
Before
16 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 06:18 UTC
Effective from
Before
16 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 06:18 UTC
Message expiry
Before
16 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 18:30 UTC
Forecast end
Before
17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Reported area
Before
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
After
Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Yellow Medicine
Source summary
Before
Freeze Watch · 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; possible; urgency: future.
After
Freeze Watch · Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Yellow Medicine. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
Official description
Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures possible. * ~~WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From late Friday night~~ through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and pos…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures possible. * WHERE...Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wright, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and pos…
External source link
Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ac9cd23420cc92e154bdc8c0b5d2d19b56648e6f.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57222cbd6cd539863c92fde90de7b0a9532ba002.003.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 06:18 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 02:02 UTC

Version 2

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Title: Before
Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:38PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
After
Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 9:00PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Source updated: Before
15 October 2026 at 18:38 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
Effective from: Before
15 October 2026 at 18:38 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
Message expiry: Before
16 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd5c5df1824e4aea4fc722574e76eba36bac2338.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ac9cd23420cc92e154bdc8c0b5d2d19b56648e6f.001.1

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 18:47 UTC

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15 October 2026 at 18:47 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:38PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 18:38 UTC

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