NWS Boston/Norton MAFZ.W 0001October 6, 2026
Freeze Warning: Western Franklin, Eastern Franklin, Western Hampshire and 1 more, MA
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a freeze warning for Western Franklin, Eastern Franklin, Western Hampshire and 1 more in Massachusetts, in force until 9:00 a.m. local time on October 7. It was the 1st freeze warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 10 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boston/Norton MA
- Area
- Western Franklin, Eastern Franklin, Western Hampshire and 1 more
- State
- Massachusetts
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:56 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KBOX FZ.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Warnings in Massachusetts since 2008Every warning type in Massachusetts
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 26 to 32 degrees expected. * WHERE...Franklin County, and Hampshire County. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EDT Wednesday. * 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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