Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 7:51PM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
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* WHAT...Subfreezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and southeast New Mexico. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Across the Northwest Plateau, areas around Farmington are not expected to fall below freezing; however, areas south of Burnham are likely to experience a freeze. Similarly, the Albuquerque Sunport and much of the northeast Albuquerque Heights will not experience a freeze, but areas around Belen, Los Lunas, the Albuquerque Valley and locations near Double Eagle Airport are likely to freeze. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Current version retrieved
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NM, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Northwest Plateau; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; Central Highlands; South Central Highlands; Upper Tularosa Valley; Far Northeast Highlands; Union County; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands
- event
- Freeze Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-17T00:00:00-06:00
- states
- ["NM"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-16T19:51:00-06:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5a99412fe1cb202608a643fcdc51667b737aaa9d.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b0a5de0d46328c6b0fb9bbd6c6ceceaa91fd241.002.2","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b0a5de0d46328c6b0fb9bbd6c6ceceaa91fd241.003.1"]
- instruction
- Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
- message type
- Update
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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