Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 8:34PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

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   16 October 2026 at 01:47 UTC

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   Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 12:49PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

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   Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 8:34PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

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   15 October 2026 at 17:49 UTC

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   16 October 2026 at 01:34 UTC

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   15 October 2026 at 17:49 UTC

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   16 October 2026 at 01:34 UTC

   Message expiry

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   16 October 2026 at 08:00 UTC

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   16 October 2026 at 17:00 UTC

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   Alert

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   Official description

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   * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

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   * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27-32 degrees likely, along with fairly widespread frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska, including the Tri Cities. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Confidence is increasing that at least slightly sub-freezing temperatures and widespread frost formation will likely occur early Saturday morning. As a result, it is probable that most, if not all, of this Watch will be converted to a Warning during the day Friday.

   Official instructions

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   Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

   After

   Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.

   External source link

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   https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.808df81dfc23f12183328551a5815ef146d4df84.001.1

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   https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01dd7b48307fe5b16263f25fa9a68d6fe1f5de7b.001.1

   Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 01:34 UTC

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     "title": "Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 8:34PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE",
     "eventType": "Freeze Watch",
     "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T01:34:00.000Z",
     "issuedAt": "2026-10-16T01:34:00.000Z",
     "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
     "effectiveAt": "2026-10-16T01:34:00.000Z",
     "onsetAt": "2026-10-17T06:00:00.000Z",
     "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T17:00:00.000Z",
     "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z",
     "severity": "Severe",
     "urgency": "Future",
     "certainty": "Possible",
     "messageType": "Update",
     "status": "Source update",
     "place": "Phillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick; Polk; Dawson; Buffalo; Hall; Hamilton; York; Gosper; Phelps; Kearney; Adams; Clay; Fillmore; Furnas; Harlan; Franklin; Webster; Nuckolls; Thayer",
     "coordinates": null,
     "issuer": "NWS Hastings NE",
     "summary": "Freeze Watch · Phillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick; Polk; Dawson; Buffalo; Hall; Hamilton; York; Gosper; Phelps; Kearney; Adams; Clay; Fillmore; Furnas; Harlan; Franklin; Webster; Nuckolls; Thayer. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
     "description": "* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27-32 degrees likely,\nalong with fairly widespread frost formation.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central,\nand south central Nebraska, including the Tri Cities.\n\n* WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning.\n\n* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other\nsensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor\nplumbing.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Confidence is increasing that at least\nslightly sub-freezing temperatures and widespread frost formation\nwill likely occur early Saturday morning. As a result, it is\nprobable that most, if not all, of this Watch will be converted to\na Warning during the day Friday.",
     "instruction": "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.\n\nTo prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to\ndrip slowly.",
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