585  
WWUS73 KGID 171955  
NPWGID  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
255 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-180400-  
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.W.0001.260418T0600Z-260418T1400Z/  
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-  
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-  
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-  
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EDGAR, MANKATO, GOTHENBURG, BLUE HILL,  
KEARNEY, INAVALE, NELSON, KENSINGTON, ELWOOD, ARAPAHOE, POLK,  
WOLBACH, HEBRON, CLAY CENTER, CAMPBELL, BELOIT, MINDEN, SUTTON,  
BURR OAK, JEWELL, CAMBRIDGE, OSBORNE, CENTRAL CITY, ORD, GENOA,  
WILLOW ISLAND, SMITH CENTER, PLAINVILLE, LOUP CITY, OSCEOLA,  
FAIRFIELD, BOSTWICK, DESHLER, FAIRMONT, HARVARD, SPALDING,  
FULLERTON, HOLLINGER, HOLDREGE, PHILLIPSBURG, STROMSBURG,  
BELLAIRE, COZAD, IONIA, GREELEY, ST. PAUL, HASTINGS, SHELBY,  
STOCKTON, BEAVER CITY, JOHNSON LAKE, BLADEN, ROSEMONT, CODELL,  
FRANKLIN, ORLEANS, DOWNS, LEXINGTON, YORK, GENEVA, OXFORD, RED  
CLOUD, EXETER, HILDRETH, GRAND ISLAND, ALMA, LITCHFIELD, AURORA,  
SHERMAN RESERVOIR, SCOTIA, AND SUPERIOR  
255 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
..FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 20 EXPECTED. COLDEST  
TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.  
 
DRAIN OUTDOOR PLUMBING AND HOSES TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING DAMAGED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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