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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
953 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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/O.UPG.KGID.FZ.A.0002.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.W.0003.261017T0600Z-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 Central City, Holdrege, Jewell, Bellaire,
Stockton, Kensington, St. Paul, Lexington, Scotia, Johnson Lake,
Deshler, Cambridge, Edgar, Minden, Plainville, Kearney, Harvard,
Litchfield, Geneva, Osceola, Ionia, Greeley, Inavale, Alma, Bladen,
Rosemont, Superior, Beloit, Downs, Grand Island, Clay Center, Polk,
Oxford, Blue Hill, Hebron, Beaver City, Fairfield, Smith Center,
Phillipsburg, Cozad, Bostwick, Gothenburg, Sherman Reservoir, Shelby,
Wolbach, Elwood, Franklin, York, Fullerton, Campbell, Ord, Genoa,
Hastings, Fairmont, Red Cloud, Sutton, Burr Oak, Willow Island,
Nelson, Exeter, Codell, Aurora, Osborne, Arapahoe, Mankato, Orleans,
Stromsburg, Spalding, Hollinger, Loup City, and Hildreth
953 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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