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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 3:13PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Freeze Warning · Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Reno; Kingman. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 20:13 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 20:17 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 Wichita KS · Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Reno; Kingman
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 upper 20s to low 30s expected. * WHERE...Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell, Saline, Kingman, and Reno Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT 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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0 updates · 1 first record

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 20:17 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 3:13PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:13 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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      "onsetAt": "2026-10-17T06:00:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z",
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      "instruction": "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.",
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