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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.

The saved record

What changed

1 update · 1 first record

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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

    After

    Freeze 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

    After

    17 October 2026 at 02:08 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 14:53 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 02:08 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 02:08 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 07:00 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 14:00 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 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

    After

    https://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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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 15:02 UTC
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    First saved record

    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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