625  
WWUS73 KGID 171549  
NPWGID  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1049 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
KSZ005-006-017-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>063-072>076-082>085-180615-  
/O.UPG.KGID.FZ.A.0001.260418T0600Z-260418T1400Z/  
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.W.0001.260418T0600Z-260418T1400Z/  
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-  
POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-  
CLAY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LITCHFIELD, BEAVER CITY, ELWOOD, CENTRAL  
CITY, RED CLOUD, ORLEANS, OXFORD, LEXINGTON, POLK, KEARNEY,  
PLAINVILLE, GOTHENBURG, COZAD, CAMPBELL, SUTTON, ROSEMONT, GENOA,  
CODELL, BELLAIRE, HARVARD, BLUE HILL, JOHNSON LAKE, MINDEN, SMITH  
CENTER, OSCEOLA, FULLERTON, GREELEY, HOLDREGE, HASTINGS,  
HILDRETH, GRAND ISLAND, SCOTIA, KENSINGTON, EDGAR, FAIRFIELD,  
STOCKTON, HOLLINGER, AURORA, STROMSBURG, ARAPAHOE, BLADEN,  
INAVALE, ALMA, CAMBRIDGE, SPALDING, WILLOW ISLAND, PHILLIPSBURG,  
FRANKLIN, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, SHELBY, LOUP CITY, ORD, CLAY CENTER,  
ST. PAUL, AND WOLBACH  
1049 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
..FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 IN THE  
LEXINGTON TO ORD AREA AND 27 TO 31 IN THE TRI-CITIES.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND CENTRAL, EAST  
CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER  
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR  
PLUMBING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS LOW AS 25 EXPECTED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.  
 

 
 

 
 
KSZ007-018-019-NEZ064-077-086-087-180615-  
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.W.0001.260418T0600Z-260418T1400Z/  
JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-YORK-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURR OAK, DOWNS, YORK, FAIRMONT,  
BOSTWICK, HEBRON, OSBORNE, JEWELL, GENEVA, BELOIT, NELSON,  
SUPERIOR, MANKATO, IONIA, EXETER, AND DESHLER  
1049 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
..FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 30 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN KANSAS, JEWELL, MITCHELL, AND OSBORNE COUNTIES. IN  
NEBRASKA, YORK, FILLMORE, NUCKOLLS, AND THAYER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER  
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR  
PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.  
 

 
 

 
 
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