NWS Grand Forks NDFZ.W 0004October 1, 2026
Freeze Warning: Roseau, Lake Of The Woods, East Marshall and 11 more, MN and ND
The National Weather Service office in Grand Forks issued a freeze warning for Roseau, Lake Of The Woods, East Marshall and 11 more in Minnesota, North Dakota, which was in force until 9:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 4th freeze warning the NWS office in Grand Forks 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 9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Grand Forks ND
- Area
- Roseau, Lake Of The Woods, East Marshall and 11 more
- State
- Minnesota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:44 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KFGF FZ.W 0004
- 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 31 expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could harm or kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Urban centers may not experience freezing conditions due to locally warmer temperatures.
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.