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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 12:04AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Freeze Warning · Estancia Valley; Central Highlands; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Union County. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 06:04 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 06:17 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 · Estancia Valley; Central Highlands; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Union County
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
16 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, freezing temperatures as low as 32 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 possible. * WHERE...Central Highlands, Estancia Valley, Far Northeast Highlands, Northeast Highlands, and Union County. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 9 AM MDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, 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 06:17 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 12:04AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 06:04 UTC

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