United States / Midwest / Minnesota
Benton County, Minnesota, Friday, October 16, 2026
2 official warnings recorded: Freeze Warning. We can’t see: Safety, Air.
Official Warnings Recorded, Quoted In Full
“Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 4:57PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN”
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
“Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 12:25PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN”
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected. * WHERE...Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wright, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
What Each Status Rests On
Open a topic for its recordsWeatherOfficial Warning2 official warnings in effect: Freeze Warning.
Weather
Official Warning2 official warnings in effect: Freeze Warning.
Official Warnings
All 2 quoted in full, as issued.
Readings are kept only as each site’s latest, so this day’s readings are not on record.
Roads And TransitQuietNo headline from this topic’s sources is on record for this day.
Roads And Transit
QuietNo headline from this topic’s sources is on record for this day.
GovernmentQuietNo headline or meeting from this topic’s sources is on record for this day.
Government
QuietNo headline or meeting from this topic’s sources is on record for this day.
Meetings That Day
No meeting was on an agenda we read for this day.
Local NewsQuiet7 reports on this day, none published as an event.
Local News
Quiet7 reports on this day, none published as an event.
- Update: ISD 742, St. Cloud Police investigating alleged student assault · St. Cloud Live · Oct 16, 3:01 PM CDT Published event
- Royalton football team wins House of Pizza Team of the Week · St. Cloud Live · Oct 16, 12:25 PM CDT Not Yet Confirmed
- Prep girls soccer roundup: Sartell, Sauk Rapids on collision course with state bid on the line · St. Cloud Live · Oct 16, 10:05 AM CDT Not Yet Confirmed
- St. Cloud races could decide who controls Legislature · MPR News · Oct 16, 8:05 AM CDT Published event
- Sartell Homecoming · Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader · Oct 16, 5:00 AM CDT Not Yet Confirmed
More (2)
- St. Cloud races could decide who controls Legislature · KBOT · Oct 16, 4:00 AM CDT Published event
- St. Cloud races could decide who controls Legislature · KBRF · Oct 16, 4:00 AM CDT Published event
HealthQuietNo headline from this topic’s sources is on record for this day, and readings are not kept day by day.
Health
QuietNo headline from this topic’s sources is on record for this day, and readings are not kept day by day.
Readings are kept only as each site’s latest, so this day’s readings are not on record.
PowerQuietNo headline from this topic’s sources is on record for this day, and readings are not kept day by day.
Power
QuietNo headline from this topic’s sources is on record for this day, and readings are not kept day by day.
Readings are kept only as each site’s latest, so this day’s readings are not on record.
SafetyCan’t SeeNo headline from this topic’s sources is on record for this day.
Safety
Can’t SeeNo headline from this topic’s sources is on record for this day.
AirCan’t SeeNo headline from this topic’s sources is on record for this day, and readings are not kept day by day.
Air
Can’t SeeNo headline from this topic’s sources is on record for this day, and readings are not kept day by day.
Readings are kept only as each site’s latest, so this day’s readings are not on record.
Events
- Report In Benton County, Minnesota Reported · first reported as “St. Cloud father says son was assaulted in class, demands answers from school and district” by KARE · first seen Oct 15, 10:21 PM CDT
- Report In Benton County, Minnesota Reported · first reported as “St. Cloud advances proposed data center restrictions” by Finance & Commerce · first seen Oct 15, 3:42 PM CDT
- Report In Benton County, Minnesota Reported · first reported as “Money talks (and mocks) in St. Cloud legislative races inundated by outside money” by MinnPost · first seen Oct 15, 5:00 AM CDT