Kansas Severe Freeze Warning | Effective 10/16/2026 13:13

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 3:13PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
October 16, 2026 - 1:13pm
Expires: 
October 17, 2026 - 7:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s expected. * WHERE...Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell, Saline, Kingman, and Reno Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * 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.
Area Description: 
Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Reno; Kingman
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov