{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.18ae0d101f9bd466ae2be38af73a9f356719287f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Freeze Warning issued May 18 at 12:34PM CDT until May 19 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.18ae0d101f9bd466ae2be38af73a9f356719287f.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Bismarck ND"},"word_count":119,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Freeze Warning: Freeze Warning issued May 18 at 12:34PM CDT until May 19 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Divide; Burke; Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; Williams; Mountrail; McHenry; McKenzie; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton\n**Issued by:** NWS Bismarck ND\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T12:34:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T12:34:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-19T07:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected.\n\n* WHERE...Western and much of north central North Dakota.\n\n* WHEN...From 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ to 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ Tuesday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill sensitive\nvegetation.\n\n## Instructions\nTake steps now to protect tender plants from the cold."}