Iowa Freeze Warning | Effective 04/19/2026 12:39

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued April 19 at 2:39PM CDT until April 20 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 19, 2026 - 12:39pm
Expires: 
April 19, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, northeast, south central, and southeast Iowa. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Jasper; Poweshiek; Mahaska; Wapello
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov