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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:21AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

Freeze Warning · Avery; Madison; Yancey; Mitchell; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 05:21 UTC
First saved by us: 17 October 2026 at 05:32 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 Greenville-Spartanburg SC · Avery; Madison; Yancey; Mitchell; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 13:30 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 as low as the upper 20s and lower 30s expected. * WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * 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. In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained. Remove hoses and cover above- ground pipes.

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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 05:32 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 05:32 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:21AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 05:21 UTC

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