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Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 7:54AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Freeze Watch · Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Logan; Gove; Wichita; Hitchcock; Red Willow. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 13:54 UTC
First saved by us
15 October 2026 at 16:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record
16 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Goodland KS · Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Logan; Gove; Wichita; Hitchcock; Red Willow
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Kansas and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...From late tonight 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.

The saved record

What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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  1. Saved by us

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    6 recorded details changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 10:21PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Goodland KS

    After

    Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 7:54AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 03:21 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 13:54 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 03:21 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 13:54 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 11:30 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    …ow as 29 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Kansas and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and pos…

    After

    …ow as 29 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Kansas and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and pos…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0484c71288f925efb9407528e05d0d53d814be07.003.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37a99a2e48159fbdf16897d311a473aa30c59563.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 13:54 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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      "summary": "Freeze Watch · Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Logan; Gove; Wichita; Hitchcock; Red Willow. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
      "description": "* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Kansas and southwest\nNebraska.\n\n* WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning.\n\n* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other\nsensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor\nplumbing.",
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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 10:17AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

    After

    Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 10:21PM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Goodland KS

    Source updated
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 16:17 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 03:21 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 16:17 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 03:21 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 11:30 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 28 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Kansas and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...From late Friday n…

    After

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Kansas and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...From late Friday n…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2858d82992e138ca140540b2ddefb2131e8c87d7.003.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0484c71288f925efb9407528e05d0d53d814be07.003.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 03:21 UTC

    View saved version 2

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

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      "severity": "Severe",
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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 16:32 UTC
  1. Saved by us

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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 10:17AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 16:17 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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    The external page may have changed since this version was saved.