Headline:
Freeze Watch issued April 17 at 1:13AM MDT until April 18 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event:
Freeze Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 12:13am
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 20 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Kansas and
southwest Nebraska.
* WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Due to a warm early spring, green-up is
occurring 2 to 4 weeks earlier than climatological normals and the
growing season has begun.
Instruction:
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description:
Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow
Forcast Office:
NWS Goodland KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov