937
WWUS73 KGID 160134
NPWGID
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
834 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-161700-
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.A.0002.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
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 INAVALE, FRANKLIN, WOLBACH, STROMSBURG,
PHILLIPSBURG, LEXINGTON, HOLDREGE, KEARNEY, ELWOOD, BEAVER CITY,
IONIA, BELLAIRE, GREELEY, BLUE HILL, NELSON, LITCHFIELD, GOTHENBURG,
SUTTON, DOWNS, HOLLINGER, ARAPAHOE, EXETER, OSCEOLA, YORK, HEBRON,
CAMBRIDGE, JOHNSON LAKE, GENOA, SCOTIA, FAIRMONT, PLAINVILLE, GRAND
ISLAND, CODELL, SPALDING, RED CLOUD, BELOIT, ORLEANS, ALMA, ORD,
WILLOW ISLAND, FAIRFIELD, GENEVA, JEWELL, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, COZAD,
CLAY CENTER, HILDRETH, OSBORNE, MANKATO, FULLERTON, STOCKTON, CENTRAL
CITY, LOUP CITY, BURR OAK,
SHELBY, EDGAR, ROSEMONT, BLADEN, SUPERIOR, MINDEN, ST. PAUL,
AURORA, KENSINGTON, BOSTWICK, HASTINGS, SMITH CENTER, DESHLER,
CAMPBELL, POLK, OXFORD, AND HARVARD
834 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 27-32 DEGREES LIKELY,
ALONG WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD FROST FORMATION.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL,
AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA, INCLUDING THE TRI CITIES.
* WHEN...FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR
PLUMBING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT AT LEAST
SLIGHTLY SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD FROST FORMATION
WILL LIKELY OCCUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT, IT IS
PROBABLE THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THIS WATCH WILL BE CONVERTED TO
A WARNING DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO
DRIP SLOWLY.
PFANNKUCH
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