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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 8:40AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Freeze Warning · Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 14:40 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 02:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record
16 October 2026

The linked daily edition preserves what we captured that UTC day; this event page is not a live warning.

Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Pueblo CO · Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
16 October 2026 at 15:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 14:40 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

The freeze warning will expire at 9 AM this morning.

The saved record

What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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  1. Saved by us

    Version 3

    8 recorded details changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 12:33AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 8:40AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 06:33 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 14:40 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 06:33 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 14:40 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 06:33 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 14:40 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 14:45 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 15:45 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to mid 20s are expected. * WHERE...The San Luis Valley * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Sub-freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A hard freeze is expected to end the growing season across the remainder of the San Luis Valley.

    After

    The freeze warning will expire at 9 AM this morning.

    Official instructions
    Before

    Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.

    After

    Not supplied

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df86bcb3eaadf4c19b00acfb0d84d7c4e2aa3674.002.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc059cd689459b7ec32a2f57d58c3f7b1154427a.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 14:40 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      "title": "Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 8:40AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO",
      "eventType": "Freeze Warning",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T14:40:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-16T14:40:00.000Z",
      "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
      "effectiveAt": "2026-10-16T14:40:00.000Z",
      "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T14:40:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T15:45:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-16T15:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
      "urgency": "Expected",
      "certainty": "Likely",
      "messageType": "Update",
      "status": "Source update",
      "place": "Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley",
      "coordinates": null,
      "issuer": "NWS Pueblo CO",
      "summary": "Freeze Warning · Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.",
      "description": "The freeze warning will expire at 9 AM this morning.",
      "instruction": "",
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      "source": "nws",
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    }
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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 8:20PM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 12:33AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 02:20 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 06:33 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 02:20 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 06:33 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 06:33 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 10:30 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 14:45 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to mid 20s are expected. * WHERE...The San Luis Valley * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Sub-freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor…

    After

    * WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to mid 20s are expected. * WHERE...The San Luis Valley * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Sub-freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cfc2755c79dabd89464335004bc4f38c58483ec8.002.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df86bcb3eaadf4c19b00acfb0d84d7c4e2aa3674.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 06:33 UTC

    View saved version 2

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      ],
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      "title": "Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 12:33AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO",
      "eventType": "Freeze Warning",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T06:33:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-16T06:33:00.000Z",
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      "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T06:33:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T14:45:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-16T15:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
      "urgency": "Expected",
      "certainty": "Likely",
      "messageType": "Update",
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      "coordinates": null,
      "issuer": "NWS Pueblo CO",
      "summary": "Freeze Warning · Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft; Southern San Luis Valley. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.",
      "description": "* WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to mid 20s are expected.\n\n* WHERE...The San Luis Valley\n\n* WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this morning.\n\n* IMPACTS...Sub-freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive\nvegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A hard freeze is expected to end the growing\nseason across the remainder of the San Luis Valley.",
      "instruction": "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.\n\nTo prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to\ndrip slowly.",
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      "source": "nws",
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 02:32 UTC
  1. Saved by us

    Starting point

    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 8:20PM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 02:20 UTC

    View saved version 1

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      "eventType": "Freeze Warning",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T02:20:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-16T02:20:00.000Z",
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      "effectiveAt": "2026-10-16T02:20:00.000Z",
      "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T06:00:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T10:30:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-16T15:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
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      "certainty": "Likely",
      "messageType": "Alert",
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      "description": "* WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to mid 20s are expected.\n\n* WHERE...The San Luis Valley\n\n* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Friday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Sub-freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive\nvegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A hard freeze is expected to end the growing\nseason across the remainder of the San Luis Valley.",
      "instruction": "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.\n\nTo prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to\ndrip slowly.",
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      "source": "nws",
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    }
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