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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:30PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Freeze Warning · Trego; Ellis; Scott; Lane; Ness; Rush; Hamilton; Kearny; Finney; Hodgeman; Pawnee; Stafford; Stanton; Grant; Haskell; Gray; Ford; Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Morton; Stevens; Seward; Meade; Clark; Comanche; Barber. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 03:30 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 Dodge City KS · Trego; Ellis; Scott; Lane; Ness; Rush; Hamilton; Kearny; Finney; Hodgeman; Pawnee; Stafford; Stanton; Grant; Haskell; Gray; Ford; Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Morton; Stevens; Seward; Meade; Clark; Comanche; Barber
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 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the 20s in western Kansas and lower 30s in south central Kansas. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Kansas. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT /8 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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17 October 2026 at 03:32 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:48AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
After
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:30PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 14:48 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 03:30 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 14:48 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 03:30 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
Official description: Before
…ower 30s in south central Kansas. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Kansas. * ~~WHEN...From 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ to 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/~~ Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unpr…
After
…ower 30s in south central Kansas. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Kansas. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unpr…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57361537dc1a1e057f654a312958f959178b3ae6.001.2
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e427f0e153e182fe3669ace1cb780e6fd12f6cc7.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 03:30 UTC

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

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16 October 2026 at 15:02 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:48AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 14:48 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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