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Winter: Nebraska

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8 warnings total · 0 tornado warnings · 9 alerts including watches and advisories

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Warnings in area

9 of 9 alerts
  1. Freeze WarningAtchison; Doniphan; Atchison; Nodaway; Worth; Gentry; Harrison; Mercer; Putnam; Holt; Andrew; De Kalb; Daviess; Grundy; Sullivan; BuchananNWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO · until warning · alerts checked
  2. Freeze WarningLyon; Sioux; Plymouth; Woodbury; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Pipestone; Rock; Dixon; Dakota; Kingsbury; Brookings; Miner; Lake; Moody; Hanson; McCook; Minnehaha; Hutchinson; Turner; Lincoln; Bon Homme; Yankton; Clay; Union; Osceola; Dickinson; O'Brien; Clay; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Ida; Cottonwood; Nobles; JacksonNWS Sioux Falls SD · until warning · alerts checked
  3. Freeze WarningPhillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick; Polk; Dawson; Buffalo; Hall; Hamilton; York; Gosper; Phelps; Kearney; Adams; Clay; Fillmore; Furnas; Harlan; Franklin; Webster; Nuckolls; ThayerNWS Hastings NE · until warning · alerts checked
  4. Freeze WarningMonona; Harrison; Shelby; Pottawattamie; Mills; Montgomery; Fremont; Page; Knox; Cedar; Thurston; Antelope; Pierce; Wayne; Boone; Madison; Stanton; Cuming; Burt; Platte; Colfax; Dodge; Washington; Butler; Saunders; Douglas; Sarpy; Seward; Lancaster; Cass; Otoe; Saline; Jefferson; Gage; Johnson; Nemaha; Pawnee; RichardsonNWS Omaha/Valley NE · until warning · alerts checked
  5. Freeze WarningRepublic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Ottawa; Dickinson; GearyNWS Topeka KS · until warning · alerts checked
  6. Freeze WarningSedgwick County; Phillips CountyNWS Denver CO · until warning · alerts checked
  7. Freeze WarningYuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red WillowNWS Goodland KS · until warning · alerts checked
  8. Freeze WarningArthur; Keith; Perkins; Chase; Eastern Cherry; Keya Paha; Boyd; Brown; Rock; Holt; Hooker; Thomas; Blaine; Loup; Garfield; Wheeler; McPherson; Logan; Custer; Lincoln; Hayes; FrontierNWS North Platte NE · until warning · alerts checked
  9. Frost AdvisoryBeadle; Gregory; Jerauld; Sanborn; Brule; Aurora; Davison; Charles Mix; DouglasNWS Sioux Falls SD · until advisory · radar-alerts checked

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Snow analysis — NOHRSC

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    Current NWS warning

    Sedgwick County; Phillips County

    Freeze Warning

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    Office
    NWS Denver CO
    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.

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    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 8:38PM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Denver CO

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 26 to 29 degrees expected.

* WHERE...Julesburg, and Holyoke.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive
vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Most of the northeast plains of Colorado will
drop below freezing tonight. However, this Freeze Warning will only
be in effect for locations that did not see a hard or killing
freeze (temperatures closer to 28F) last night.
    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.
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    Data: NOAA/NWS · KBOU.FZ.W.0005

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    • warnings: retained from 2026-10-16T05:03:45.128Z through 2026-10-17T05:03:03.633Z
    • outlooks: retained from 2026-10-16T05:03:45.128Z through 2026-10-17T05:00:14.517Z
    • hydro: retained from 2026-10-16T05:03:45.128Z through 2026-10-17T04:55:04.202Z
    • analysis: retained from 2026-10-16T05:03:45.128Z through 2026-10-17T05:00:07.823Z
    • winter: retained from 2026-10-16T05:03:45.128Z through 2026-10-17T04:53:03.948Z

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    Spotlight: Winter Storm Severity Index

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    Winter Storm Severity Index

    WPC: “WSSI does not depict official warnings and should always be used in context with official NWS forecasts and warnings.”

    • Winter Weather Area
    • Minor Impacts
    • Moderate Impacts
    • Major Impacts
    • Extreme Impacts

    Highest in this area, by day and by cause

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    Each day and cause on the Winter tab, with its own issue time

    WPC’s WSSI, overall impact, Days 1–3, valid to , issued . WPC issues each day and cause on its own clock. Not a warning, and not a chance. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Chance of Moderate impacts or worse, Day 1

    WPC: “WSSI does not depict official warnings and should always be used in context with official NWS forecasts and warnings.”

    • 5–10%
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    • 60–70%
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    • 90–95%
    • 95% or more

    Each level and day on the Winter tab

    WPC’s WSSI-P, the 24 hours to , WPC’s forecast from . Each band runs to the next. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Chance of at least 4 inches of snow, Day 1

    WPC gives no chance of 4 inches of snow or more in this area over the next three days, so Day 1’s 4 inches is shown.

    • Slight: at least 10%
    • Moderate: at least 40%
    • High: at least 70%

    Every day and amount on the Winter tab

    WPC’s Probabilistic Winter Precipitation Forecast, to , issued . Outlines, as WPC draws them. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Winter watches, warnings and advisories

    • Freeze Warning 8 6 not yet in effect · until · NWS Denver CO, NWS Goodland KS, NWS Hastings NE, 5 more offices
    • Frost Advisory 1 until · NWS Sioux Falls SD

    NWS’s winter and cold alerts in force in the area, by event as issued, each counted once, with the offices that issued them and the latest end. Data: NOAA/NWS.

    Snow on the ground

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    NOHRSC snow analysis and retained pictures

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    WPC’s heavy snow and icing discussion

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    Issued , for to . WPC’s words, as written. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Radar, winter preset

    The Radar page’s winter preset over the area: HRDPS forecast snow with NWS’s warnings on top, loaded by your browser. A forecast, labelled as one there.

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    Monitoring area, legacy alert summary and selection rules
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    Nebraska (NWS states: NE)
    Hazards
    Winter warnings, watches and advisories, and the forecasts for them
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    In force now, with the next days of SPC’s and WPC’s products
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    In force in this area 9

    1. Freeze Warning86 not yet in effect · until 15:00Z
    2. Frost Advisory1until 14:00Z
    Every alert in this area, most urgent first
    1. Freeze WarningAtchison; Doniphan; Atchison; Nodaway; Worth; Gentry; Harrison; Mercer; Putnam; Holt; Andrew; De Kalb; Daviess; Grundy; Sullivan; BuchananFrom · until · NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO · drawn over this area
    2. Freeze WarningLyon; Sioux; Plymouth; Woodbury; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Pipestone; Rock; Dixon; Dakota; Kingsbury; Brookings; Miner; Lake; Moody; Hanson; McCook; Minnehaha; Hutchinson; Turner; Lincoln; Bon Homme; Yankton; Clay; Union; Osceola; Dickinson; O'Brien; Clay; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Ida; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jacksonuntil · NWS Sioux Falls SD
    3. Freeze WarningPhillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick; Polk; Dawson; Buffalo; Hall; Hamilton; York; Gosper; Phelps; Kearney; Adams; Clay; Fillmore; Furnas; Harlan; Franklin; Webster; Nuckolls; Thayeruntil · NWS Hastings NE
    4. Freeze WarningMonona; Harrison; Shelby; Pottawattamie; Mills; Montgomery; Fremont; Page; Knox; Cedar; Thurston; Antelope; Pierce; Wayne; Boone; Madison; Stanton; Cuming; Burt; Platte; Colfax; Dodge; Washington; Butler; Saunders; Douglas; Sarpy; Seward; Lancaster; Cass; Otoe; Saline; Jefferson; Gage; Johnson; Nemaha; Pawnee; RichardsonFrom · until · NWS Omaha/Valley NE
    5. Freeze WarningRepublic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Ottawa; Dickinson; GearyFrom · until · NWS Topeka KS · drawn over this area
    6. Freeze WarningSedgwick County; Phillips CountyFrom · until · NWS Denver CO · drawn over this area
    7. Freeze WarningYuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red WillowFrom · until · NWS Goodland KS
    8. Freeze WarningArthur; Keith; Perkins; Chase; Eastern Cherry; Keya Paha; Boyd; Brown; Rock; Holt; Hooker; Thomas; Blaine; Loup; Garfield; Wheeler; McPherson; Logan; Custer; Lincoln; Hayes; FrontierFrom · until · NWS North Platte NE
    9. Frost AdvisoryBeadle; Gregory; Jerauld; Sanborn; Brule; Aurora; Davison; Charles Mix; Douglasuntil · NWS Sioux Falls SD · drawn over this area

    Most urgent first, by the Briefing’s ranking. Checked .

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