WWUS73 KLBF 151727 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 1227 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 NEZ022>025-035>038-056>059-069>071-160900- /O.NEW.KLBF.FZ.A.0001.260418T0200Z-260418T1400Z/ Garden-Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-Custer-Deuel- Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier- Including the cities of Arthur, Chappell, Stapleton, Paxton, Broken Bow, Maywood, North Platte, Ringgold, Enders, Big Springs, Tryon, Mullen, Lewellen, Halsey, Ogallala, Wauneta, Thedford, Hayes Center, Hyannis, Grant, Curtis, Imperial, Oshkosh, Champion, and Eustis 1227 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 /1127 AM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026/ ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 20 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...From Friday evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit www.weather.gov/lbf. Kulik