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Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 10:44PM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Denver CO

Freeze Watch · Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 04:44 UTC
First saved by us
14 October 2026 at 17:58 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 Denver CO · Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures falling to 27 to 33 degrees. * WHERE...Front Range urban corridor and all of the eastern plains. * 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.

Instructions in this archived message

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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    Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 11:52AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Denver CO

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    Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 10:44PM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Denver CO

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 17:52 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 04:44 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 17:52 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 04:44 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
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    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9e1373d8787cc1d8e54489298b5358682cc1750.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.20b2e07e1af9b518d86d8f723a49d4692401ff44.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 04:44 UTC

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      "severity": "Severe",
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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 17:58 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 11:52AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Denver CO. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 17:52 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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      "summary": "Freeze Watch · Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
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