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Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:31AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Freeze Warning · Republic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Ottawa; Dickinson; Geary. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 06:31 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 Topeka KS · Republic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Ottawa; Dickinson; Geary
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 17 October 2026 at 06:31 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Instructions in this archived message

Tender plants should be brought inside or covered to protect them from the cold.

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17 October 2026 at 06:32 UTC

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Title: Before
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:55AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
After
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 1:31AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 14:55 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 06:31 UTC
Effective from: Before
16 October 2026 at 14:55 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 06:31 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
17 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
After
17 October 2026 at 06:31 UTC
Message expiry: Before
17 October 2026 at 12:00 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 ~~30 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT 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 30. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.79886b4439fee0f4feae3746f0bc04962fdbd142.001.2
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0190d3dc9f85cad3b3d2a88376b320a150d6ed47.001.1

Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 06:31 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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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 9:55AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 14:55 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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