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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 8:44AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Freeze Warning · Northwest Plateau; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; Central Highlands; South Central Highlands; Upper Tularosa Valley; Far Northeast Highlands; Union County; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
17 October 2026 at 14:44 UTC
First saved by us
17 October 2026 at 02:02 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 Albuquerque NM · Northwest Plateau; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; Central Highlands; South Central Highlands; Upper Tularosa Valley; Far Northeast Highlands; Union County; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
17 October 2026 at 15:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
17 October 2026 at 14:44 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

Temperatures have warmed or are warming above freezing and will continue to warm this morning. Therefore, the Freeze Warning will be allowed to expire at 9am this morning.

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    Title
    Before

    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 7:51PM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    After

    Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 8:44AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Source updated
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 01:51 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 14:44 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 01:51 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 14:44 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 14:44 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 15:45 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Subfreezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and southeast New Mexico. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Across the Northwest Plateau, areas around Farmington are not expected to fall below freezing; however, areas south of Burnham are likely to experience a freeze. Similarly, the Albuquerque Sunport and much of the northeast Albuquerque Heights will not experience a freeze, but areas around Belen, Los Lunas, the Albuquerque Valley and locations near Double Eagle Airport are likely to freeze.

    After

    Temperatures have warmed or are warming above freezing and will continue to warm this morning. Therefore, the Freeze Warning will be allowed to expire at 9am this morning.

    Official instructions
    Before

    Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

    After

    Not supplied

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5a99412fe1cb202608a643fcdc51667b737aaa9d.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b6eea1f6e540ff582e24dc2d0a029f8fccb10d52.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 14:44 UTC

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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 02:02 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 7:51PM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 01:51 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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