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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 5:02AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Freeze Warning · Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 15:32 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 Pueblo CO · Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 17 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28. * WHERE...All of southeast Colorado. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this 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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17 October 2026 at 11:17 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 12:32AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 5:02AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Source updated: Before
17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC
Effective from: Before
17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 14:45 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as ~~25.~~ * WHERE...All of southeast Colorado. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions c…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28. * WHERE...All of southeast Colorado. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions c…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.29880a0b47a235bbafc623cae6f4c3d0aab4a032.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6bd09b43433e77bc891af01f6682b52c244769f8.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC

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17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC

Version 3

7 recorded details changed

Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 5:11PM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 12:32AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 23:11 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 23:11 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 07:15 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 14:45 UTC
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as ~~28 expected. * WHERE...All of southeast Colorado. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Saturday.~~ * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25. * WHERE...All of southeast Colorado. * WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected o…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f6fc55e9ad05acea924b469ff08297ad10db878.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.29880a0b47a235bbafc623cae6f4c3d0aab4a032.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 23:17 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:25AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
After
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 5:11PM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 15:25 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 23:11 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 15:25 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 23:11 UTC
Message expiry: Before
16 October 2026 at 23:30 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 07:15 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
Official description: Before
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as ~~26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and~~ southeast Colorado. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions coul…
After
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...All of southeast Colorado. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions coul…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3334cfc6f6b587dfef3f0d84e17bbde7e7072eec.001.2
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f6fc55e9ad05acea924b469ff08297ad10db878.001.1

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 23:11 UTC

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 15:32 UTC

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 15:25 UTC

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