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Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 10:17AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Freeze Watch · Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley; Dundy. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 16:17 UTC
First saved by us
14 October 2026 at 17:28 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 · Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley; Dundy
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures around 30. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...In Kansas, Cheyenne KS, Sherman, Greeley, and Wallace Counties. In Nebraska, Dundy County. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Friday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, 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. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

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    Title
    Before

    Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 11:24AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

    After

    Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 10:17AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 17:24 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 16:17 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 17:24 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 16:17 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 18:30 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Reported area
    Before

    Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley; Dundy

    After

    Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley; Dundy

    Source summary
    Before

    Freeze Watch · Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley; Dundy. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

    After

    Freeze Watch · Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley; Dundy. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

    Official description
    Before

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures around 30. * WHERE...In Colorado, Cheyenne CO, Kit Carson, and Yuma Counties. In Kansas, Cheyenne KS, Sherman, Greeley, and Wallace Counties. In Nebraska, Dundy County. * WHEN...From late Thursday night through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unpr…

    After

    * WHAT...For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures around 30. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...In Kansas, Cheyenne KS, Sherman, Greeley, and Wallace Counties. In Nebraska, Dundy County. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Friday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unpr…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5dfa604b1bbf930a0dbdd4d51eb5b7db48ccdb28.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2858d82992e138ca140540b2ddefb2131e8c87d7.002.2

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 16:17 UTC

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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 17:28 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Freeze Watch issued October 14 at 11:24AM MDT until October 16 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 17:24 UTC

    View saved version 1

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

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