Kansas, Nebraska Freeze Watch | Effective 04/16/2026 13:31

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 16 at 3:31PM CDT until April 18 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 16, 2026 - 1:31pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Area Description: 
Phillips; Smith; Rooks; Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick; Polk; Dawson; Buffalo; Hall; Hamilton; Gosper; Phelps; Kearney; Adams; Clay; Furnas; Harlan; Franklin; Webster
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov