WWUS73 KGID 160536
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1236 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026

KSZ005-006-017-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>063-072>076-082>085-162100-
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.A.0001.260418T0600Z-260418T1400Z/
Phillips-Smith-Rooks-Valley-Greeley-Nance-Sherman-Howard-Merrick-
Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-
Clay-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-Webster-
Including the cities of Hastings, Franklin, Cozad, Campbell,
Beaver City, Plainville, Lexington, Fullerton, Hildreth, Grand
Island, Stockton, Orleans, Genoa, Kensington, Harvard, Fairfield,
Wolbach, Edgar, Bellaire, St. Paul, Osceola, Red Cloud,
Stromsburg, Rosemont, Smith Center, Codell, Inavale, Scotia,
Spalding, Litchfield, Gothenburg, Hollinger, Greeley, Blue Hill,
Sherman Reservoir, Willow Island, Aurora, Minden, Polk, Oxford,
Phillipsburg, Central City, Bladen, Shelby, Holdrege, Loup City,
Arapahoe, Elwood, Clay Center, Johnson Lake, Ord, Alma, Sutton,
Cambridge, and Kearney
1236 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as cold as 22 to 31 degrees, with
  the overall-coldest readings favoring counties north and west of
  the Nebraska Tri Cities.

* WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east
  central, and south central Nebraska, including the Tri Cities.

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Another round of at least slightly
  sub-freezing temperatures appears possible the following night...
  late Saturday night into Sunday morning...and another Freeze Watch
  may eventually be needed for that time frame as well.

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.

&&

$$

Pfannkuch