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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:08PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Freeze Warning · 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; likely; urgency: expected.
- Bulletin issued
- 17 October 2026 at 02:08 UTC
- First saved by us
- 16 October 2026 at 15:02 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 Hastings NE · 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
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Expected
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 17 October 2026 at 02:08 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 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.
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- Title
- Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:53AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
AfterFreeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:08PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
- Source updated
- Before
16 October 2026 at 14:53 UTC
After17 October 2026 at 02:08 UTC
- Effective from
- Before
16 October 2026 at 14:53 UTC
After17 October 2026 at 02:08 UTC
- Forecast onset
- Before
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
After17 October 2026 at 02:08 UTC
- Message expiry
- Before
17 October 2026 at 07:00 UTC
After17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
- Message type
- Before
Alert
AfterUpdate
- Source status
- Before
Source alert
AfterSource update
- Official description
- Before
* 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 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...With clear skies and lightening winds this evening, expect to see temperatures drop quickly after sunset. A few locations mainly north and west of the Tri-Cities could near freezing just prior to midnight.After* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
- External source link
- Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b64e45febc3843de8745e8686c55f81126604bf.001.2
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e3fb2d41501b722877361e035a52f9162c956ca.001.1
Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 02:08 UTC
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 15:02 UTC
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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:53AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 14:53 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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