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Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 12:50AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Freeze Watch · Dawes; Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne; North Sioux; South Sioux; East Platte County; Goshen County; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 06:50 UTC
First saved by us: 14 October 2026 at 18:43 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 15 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Cheyenne WY · Dawes; Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne; North Sioux; South Sioux; East Platte County; Goshen County; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 15 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures between 24 and 29 degrees possible. * WHERE...Western Nebraska and far southeast Wyoming. * WHEN...From late tonight through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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15 October 2026 at 06:58 UTC
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Title
Before
Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 5:42PM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
After
Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 12:50AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Source updated
Before
14 October 2026 at 23:42 UTC
After
15 October 2026 at 06:50 UTC
Effective from
Before
14 October 2026 at 23:42 UTC
After
15 October 2026 at 06:50 UTC
Message expiry
Before
15 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
After
15 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC
Reported area
Before
Dawes; Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne; North Sioux; South Sioux; Converse County Lower Elevations; Niobrara County; Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Shirley Basin; Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County; East Platte County; Goshen County; Central Carbon County; North Snowy Range Foothills; Southwest Carbon County; Upper North Platte River Basin; Laramie Valley; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County
After
Dawes; Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne; North Sioux; South Sioux; East Platte County; Goshen County; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County
Source summary
Before
Freeze Watch · Dawes; Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne; North Sioux; South Sioux; Converse County Lower Elevations; Niobrara County; Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Shirley Basin; Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County; East Platte County; Goshen County; Central Carbon County; North Snowy Range Foothills; Southwest Carbon County; Upper North Platte River Basin; Laramie Valley; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
After
Freeze Watch · Dawes; Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne; North Sioux; South Sioux; East Platte County; Goshen County; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
Official description
Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures between 26 and 30 degrees possible. Localized temperatures as low as 20 degrees are possible in the valleys of Carbon and Albany counties. * WHERE...Portions of panhandle Nebraska and east central, south central, and southeast Wyoming. * WHEN...From late Thursday night through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures between 24 and 29 degrees possible. * WHERE...Western Nebraska and far southeast Wyoming. * WHEN...From late tonight through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
External source link
Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7f770cdf9a3dc659593e3d2441b27bfa52f3ee0.002.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b72bb466d0124f8f08808f31de4cdc50ca3caed9.002.1
Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 06:50 UTC
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14 October 2026 at 23:43 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 12:39PM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
After
Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 5:42PM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Source updated: Before
14 October 2026 at 18:39 UTC
After
14 October 2026 at 23:42 UTC
Effective from: Before
14 October 2026 at 18:39 UTC
After
14 October 2026 at 23:42 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a924b43baf195dfe240c5fccd1ebec0970ede6ff.002.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7f770cdf9a3dc659593e3d2441b27bfa52f3ee0.002.1

Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 23:42 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 12:39PM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 18:39 UTC

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