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Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 11:38PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Freeze Watch · Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 04:38 UTC
First saved by us: 15 October 2026 at 18:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Wichita KS · Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures around 30 possible. * WHERE...Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell, and Saline Counties. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * 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.

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16 October 2026 at 04:47 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:27PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
After
Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 11:38PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Source updated: Before
15 October 2026 at 18:27 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 04:38 UTC
Effective from: Before
15 October 2026 at 18:27 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 04:38 UTC
Message expiry: Before
16 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures ~~as low as~~ 30 possible. * WHERE...Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell, and Saline Counties. * WHEN...From late Friday night thro…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures around 30 possible. * WHERE...Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell, and Saline Counties. * WHEN...From late Friday night thro…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.edb0f9d3fe74bbc1a13cfcb2098e45434d40c11f.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.62263197f808a7812e6b56c65ece765aca5a47e8.002.1

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 04:38 UTC

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 18:32 UTC

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15 October 2026 at 18:32 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:27PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 18:27 UTC

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