⚠️ Freeze Warning – 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 – Friday, October 16, 2026

Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:53AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

* 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 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…With clear skies and lightening winds this
evening, expect to see temperatures drop quickly after sunset. A
few locations mainly north and west of the Tri-Cities could near
freezing just prior to midnight.

Instructions

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.