WWUS73 KGLD 161440
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
840 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-171500-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FZ.A.0005.261017T0600Z-261017T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FZ.W.0004.261017T0600Z-261017T1500Z/
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne CO-Cheyenne KS-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-
Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-
Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
Including the cities of Atwood, Arapahoe, Hoxie, St. Francis,
Burlington, Grainfield, Palisade, Stratton Ne, Yuma, Quinter, Sharon
Springs, Trenton, Culbertson, Norton, Leoti, Tribune, Hill City,
Colby, Wray, Oakley, Benkelman, Cheyenne Wells, Grinnell, Oberlin,
Goodland, McCook, and Bird City
840 AM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 /940 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026/

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 9
AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ SATURDAY...

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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