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Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 9:50AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Denver CO

Freeze Warning · Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 15:50 UTC
First saved by us
15 October 2026 at 15:58 UTC
Last included in a daily record
16 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Denver CO · Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
16 October 2026 at 15:00 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 falling to 26 to 32 degrees, coldest over the plains. * WHERE...Front Range Urban Corridor and all of the eastern plains. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Instructions in this archived message

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.

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 15:58 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 9:50AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Denver CO. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 15:50 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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      "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov",
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      "category": "weather",
      "title": "Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 9:50AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Denver CO",
      "eventType": "Freeze Warning",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-15T15:50:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-15T15:50:00.000Z",
      "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
      "effectiveAt": "2026-10-15T15:50:00.000Z",
      "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T06:00:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T15:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-16T15:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
      "urgency": "Expected",
      "certainty": "Likely",
      "messageType": "Alert",
      "status": "Source alert",
      "place": "Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County",
      "coordinates": null,
      "issuer": "NWS Denver CO",
      "summary": "Freeze Warning · Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.",
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      "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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