Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 12:33AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
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* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures may briefly dip into the lower to mid 30s resulting in frost formation or a light freeze. For the Freeze Watch, a longer period of sub-freezing temperatures in the mid 20s to around 30 degrees will be possible. * WHERE...Eastern Fremont, Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Las Animas, Huerfano, Bent, Prowers and Baca Counties. * WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, until 9 AM MDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest readings will occur Friday night into Saturday morning with a killing freeze possible, which could bring an end to the growing season. 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.
- Event time
- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- CO, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County
- event
- Freeze Watch
- onset
- 2026-10-17T00:00:00-06:00
- states
- ["CO"]
- urgency
- Future
- certainty
- Possible
- effective
- 2026-10-16T00:33:00-06:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df86bcb3eaadf4c19b00acfb0d84d7c4e2aa3674.003.2
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cfc2755c79dabd89464335004bc4f38c58483ec8.003.2"]
- instruction
- 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.
- message type
- Update
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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