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Rockford Breaks Heat Record Before A Brutal Temperature Drop
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 12, 11:27 PM CDT
updated Oct 13, 10:44 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WKGL-FM, WZOK and WROK, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Rockford could see its first frost just days after record heat, WKGL-FM, WROK and WZOK reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 5, Oct 13, 11:55 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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