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Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 8:40AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Freeze Warning · Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 14:40 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 14:47 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 17 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Goodland KS · Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
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 expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...From midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/ tonight to 9 AM MDT /10 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

Drain in-ground sprinkler systems and cover above ground pipes. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 14:47 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 14:47 UTC

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Our first saved version of Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 8:40AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 14:40 UTC

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