NWS Eureka CAFZ.W 0007October 11, 2026
Freeze Warning: Southern Trinity, Northeastern Interior Mendocino and Northern Lake, CA
The National Weather Service office in Eureka issued a freeze warning for Southern Trinity, Northeastern Interior Mendocino and Northern Lake in California, in force until 9:00 a.m. local time on October 12. It was the 7th freeze warning the NWS office in Eureka issued in 2026. California had 3 freeze warnings in October 2026, against 7 in an average October of 2008-2025 (California's freeze warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 8 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Eureka CA
- Area
- Southern Trinity, Northeastern Interior Mendocino and Northern Lake
- State
- California
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:09 p.m. PDT, October 11, 2026
- In force from
- 1:00 a.m. PDT, October 12, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. PDT, October 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEKA FZ.W 0007
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Warnings in California since 2008Every warning type in California
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Northern Lake (Gravelly Valley Airport), Northeastern Interior Mendocino (Round Valley, including Covelo), and Southern Trinity (Hayfork Valley and Peanut, Hwy 36 corridor from about Mad River to Forest Glen, and Ruth). * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM PDT Monday. * 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.
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