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Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 2:48PM MDT until October 16 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Freeze Watch · Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
14 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC
First saved by us
14 October 2026 at 16:43 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 Pueblo CO · Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20 to lower 30s possible. * WHERE...El Paso and Kiowa counties. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest readings are most likely to occur across northern El Paso county.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

The saved record

What changed

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    Title
    Before

    Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 10:39AM MDT until October 16 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

    After

    Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 2:48PM MDT until October 16 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 16:39 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 16:39 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 00:45 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 05:00 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.751a03eecc0f01df8057b9be5f9d019e0a0efb2a.002.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8811a5c41bc4131c7b7c51b839e300755ddc3510.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 20:48 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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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 16:43 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 10:39AM MDT until October 16 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 16:39 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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