WWUS73 KICT 151827
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
127 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026

KSZ032-033-047>049-161300-
/O.NEW.KICT.FZ.A.0001.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-
Including the cities of Great Bend, Lincoln, Salina, Sylvan Grove,
Ellsworth, Wilson, and Russell
127 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.

* WHERE...Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell, and Saline Counties.

* WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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Christo