NWS Duluth MNFZ.W 0003October 2, 2026
Freeze Warning: Koochiching, North St. Louis and Central St. Louis, MN
The National Weather Service office in Duluth issued a freeze warning for Koochiching, North St. Louis and Central St. Louis in Minnesota, which was in force until 9:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 3rd freeze warning the NWS office in Duluth issued in 2026. Minnesota had 3 freeze warnings in October 2026, against 5 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Minnesota's freeze warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 8.7 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Duluth MN
- Area
- Koochiching, North St. Louis and Central St. Louis
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:19 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KDLH FZ.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Warnings in Minnesota since 2008Every warning type in Minnesota
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Koochiching, Central St. Louis, and North St. Louis Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
What the agency told people to do
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.