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Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 9:44AM MDT until October 16 at 10:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO

Freeze Warning · Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Upper Yampa River Basin; Central Colorado River Basin; San Juan River Basin. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 15:44 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 Grand Junction CO · Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Upper Yampa River Basin; Central Colorado River Basin; San Juan River Basin
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 23:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 16:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 expected. For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. * WHERE...Central Yampa River Basin, Lower Yampa River Basin, Upper Yampa River Basin, San Juan River Basin, and Central Colorado River Basin. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Friday. For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight Friday Night to 10 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.

The saved record

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 15:58 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 15 at 9:44AM MDT until October 16 at 10:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 15:44 UTC

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      "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T06:00:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-15T23:45:00.000Z",
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