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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE · COMPLETED WARNING RECORD

Freeze Warning — Dallam + 17 more areas

Completed Official expiration Oct 17 · 9:00 am CDT

NWS Amarillo TX
FINAL RECORDThis warning is no longer in the active National Weather Service feed.

Use the preserved timeline and official source to review what was issued. This status does not establish damage or other impacts.

OFFICIAL WARNING AREA

Official warned area

Official NWS Texas zone/county boundaries

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WARNING TIMELINE
Issued
Updated
Expires
WHAT IS HAPPENING

Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected.

AFFECTED AREAS

Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Oldham; Potter; Carson; Gray; Deaf Smith; Randall; Armstrong; Palo Duro Canyon

OFFICIAL SEVERITYSevere
Official NWS classification—not an independent forecast.
FINAL RECORD

What the preserved official data shows

Automated factual summary

This Freeze Warning left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; additional areas in official record. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Oct 17, 2026 · 12:35 AM CDT
Record completed
Oct 17, 2026 · 9:05 AM CDT
Monitored duration
8 hours, 30 minutes
Official severity
Severe
Named areas
Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; additional areas in official record
Official expiration
Oct 17, 2026 · 9:00 AM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed

Official warning details — archived wording

What

Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected.

Where

Portions of the Panhandle of Oklahoma and the Panhandle of Texas.

When

Until 9 AM CDT this morning.

Impacts

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

Official timeline

  1. Warning issuedFreeze Warning issued for Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Oldham; Potter; Carson; Gray; Deaf Smith; Randall; Armstrong; Palo Duro Canyon.
  2. Final monitor changeOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
  3. Official expirationThe expiration time preserved from the official warning.

Other active Texas warnings

No other warning-level Texas alerts are currently in the monitor.

Instructions preserved with the warning

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.