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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 8:43AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Freeze Watch · Northwest Plateau; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; South Central Highlands; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Eastern Lincoln County; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 14:43 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 14:47 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 Albuquerque NM · Northwest Plateau; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; South Central Highlands; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Eastern Lincoln County; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 22:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, and northwest New Mexico. * WHEN...From late tonight 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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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 14:47 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 14:47 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 8:43AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 14:43 UTC

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