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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 5:01PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Freeze Warning · Eastern Cherry; Keya Paha; Boyd; Brown; Rock; Holt; Hooker; Thomas; Blaine; Loup; Garfield; Wheeler; McPherson; Logan; Custer; Lincoln; Hayes; Frontier. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 22:01 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 15:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record
17 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS North Platte NE · Eastern Cherry; Keya Paha; Boyd; Brown; Rock; Holt; Hooker; Thomas; Blaine; Loup; Garfield; Wheeler; McPherson; Logan; Custer; Lincoln; Hayes; Frontier
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Low temperatures falling into the middle and upper 20s expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ to 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ Saturday. * 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.

The saved record

What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 2:16PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 5:01PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 19:16 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 22:01 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 19:16 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 22:01 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT /…

    After

    * WHAT...Low temperatures falling into the middle and upper 20s expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT /…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df21714b0f8a008646bffbeb1a8fba18f0c2cd44.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bff0403f88af8c84b38cda13c7eab16e3cbe5220.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 22:01 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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      "summary": "Freeze Warning · Eastern Cherry; Keya Paha; Boyd; Brown; Rock; Holt; Hooker; Thomas; Blaine; Loup; Garfield; Wheeler; McPherson; Logan; Custer; Lincoln; Hayes; Frontier. 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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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:01AM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 2:16PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 15:01 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 19:16 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 15:01 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 19:16 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 09:15 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 09:00 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 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT …

    After

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT …

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d816815ddfced6693441ebd60089c78dbcc85419.001.2

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df21714b0f8a008646bffbeb1a8fba18f0c2cd44.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 19:16 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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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 15:02 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:01AM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 15:01 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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