Kansas, Nebraska Freeze Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 00:58

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 17 at 2:58AM CDT until April 18 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 12:58am
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 2:00pm
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 tonight 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