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Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:00PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Freeze Watch · Eastern Cherry; Keya Paha; Boyd; Brown; Rock; Holt; Hooker; Thomas; Blaine; Loup; Garfield; Wheeler; McPherson; Logan; Custer; Lincoln; Hayes; Frontier. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC
First saved by us: 15 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS North Platte NE · Eastern Cherry; Keya Paha; Boyd; Brown; Rock; Holt; Hooker; Thomas; Blaine; Loup; Garfield; Wheeler; McPherson; Logan; Custer; Lincoln; Hayes; Frontier
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 07:00 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 as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...From late Friday night 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. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

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15 October 2026 at 18:02 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:00PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC

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  "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T07:00:00.000Z",
  "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z",
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