Oklahoma, Texas Severe Freeze Watch | Effective 10/16/2026 04:22

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 6:22AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
October 16, 2026 - 4:22am
Expires: 
October 16, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Portions of the Panhandle of Oklahoma and the Panhandle of Texas. * 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.
Area Description: 
Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Oldham; Potter; Carson; Gray; Deaf Smith; Randall; Armstrong; Palo Duro Canyon
Forcast Office: 
NWS Amarillo TX
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov