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Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota Severe Freeze Warning | Effective 10/16/2026 08:56

Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:56AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Event: Freeze Warning

Desc: * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and east central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive...

Areas: Lyon County IA, Sioux County IA, Plymouth County IA, Woodbury County IA, Lincoln County MN, Lyon County MN, Murray County MN, Pipestone County MN, Rock County MN, Dixon County NE, Dakota County NE, Kingsbury County SD, Brookings County SD, Miner County SD, Lake County SD, Moody County SD, Hanson County SD, McCook County SD, Minnehaha County SD, Hutchinson County SD, Turner County SD, Lincoln County SD, Bon Homme County SD, Yankton County SD, Clay County SD, Union County SD

Severity: Severe

Urgency: Expected

Effective: Friday, October 16, 2026 - 08:56

Expires: Friday, October 16, 2026 - 20:00

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Nebraska Severe Freeze Warning | Effective 10/16/2026 08:01

Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:01AM CDT until October 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Event: Freeze Warning

Desc: * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ to 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage...

Areas: Cherry County NE, Keya Paha County NE, Boyd County NE, Brown County NE, Rock County NE, Holt County NE, Hooker County NE, Thomas County NE, Blaine County NE, Loup County NE, Garfield County NE, Wheeler County NE, McPherson County NE, Logan County NE, Custer County NE, Lincoln County NE, Hayes County NE, Frontier County NE

Severity: Severe

Urgency: Expected

Effective: Friday, October 16, 2026 - 08:01

Expires: Saturday, October 17, 2026 - 02:15

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Iowa, Nebraska Severe Freeze Warning | Effective 10/16/2026 08:01

Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:01AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Event: Freeze Warning

Desc: * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Iowa and east central, northeast, and southeast Nebraska. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected...

Areas: Monona County IA, Harrison County IA, Shelby County IA, Pottawattamie County IA, Mills County IA, Montgomery County IA, Fremont County IA, Page County IA, Knox County NE, Cedar County NE, Thurston County NE, Antelope County NE, Pierce County NE, Wayne County NE, Boone County NE, Madison County NE, Stanton County NE, Cuming County NE, Burt County NE, Platte County NE, Colfax County NE, Dodge County NE, Washington County NE, Butler County NE, Saunders County NE, Douglas County NE, Sarpy County NE, Seward County NE, Lancaster County NE, Cass County NE, Otoe County NE, Saline County NE, Jefferson County NE, Gage County NE, Johnson County NE, Nemaha County NE, Pawnee County NE, Richardson County NE

Severity: Severe

Urgency: Expected

Effective: Friday, October 16, 2026 - 08:01

Expires: Saturday, October 17, 2026 - 07:00

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Kansas, Nebraska Severe Freeze Warning | Effective 10/16/2026 07:53

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

Event: Freeze Warning

Desc: * 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...

Areas: Phillips County KS, Smith County KS, Jewell County KS, Rooks County KS, Osborne County KS, Mitchell County KS, Valley County NE, Greeley County NE, Nance County NE, Sherman County NE, Howard County NE, Merrick County NE, Polk County NE, Dawson County NE, Buffalo County NE, Hall County NE, Hamilton County NE, York County NE, Gosper County NE, Phelps County NE, Kearney County NE, Adams County NE, Clay County NE, Fillmore County NE, Furnas County NE, Harlan County NE, Franklin County NE, Webster County NE, Nuckolls County NE, Thayer County NE

Severity: Severe

Urgency: Expected

Effective: Friday, October 16, 2026 - 07:53

Expires: Saturday, October 17, 2026 - 00:00

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Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska Severe Freeze Warning | Effective 10/16/2026 07:40

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

Event: Freeze Warning

Desc: * 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...

Areas: Yuma County CO, Kit Carson County CO, Cheyenne County CO, Cheyenne County KS, Rawlins County KS, Decatur County KS, Norton County KS, Sherman County KS, Thomas County KS, Sheridan County KS, Graham County KS, Wallace County KS, Logan County KS, Gove County KS, Greeley County KS, Wichita County KS, Dundy County NE, Hitchcock County NE, Red Willow County NE

Severity: Severe

Urgency: Expected

Effective: Friday, October 16, 2026 - 07:40

Expires: Saturday, October 17, 2026 - 08:00

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