⚠️ 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 – Friday, October 16, 2026

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

Details

* 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

Drain in-ground sprinkler systems and cover above ground pipes.

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.