Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota Freeze Warning | Effective 05/01/2026 11:06

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued May 1 at 1:06PM CDT until May 2 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 1, 2026 - 11:06am
Expires: 
May 1, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and central, east central, south central, and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Woodbury; Ida; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson; Pipestone; Rock; Dixon; Dakota; Beadle; Kingsbury; Brookings; Gregory; Jerauld; Sanborn; Miner; Lake; Moody; Brule; Aurora; Davison; Hanson; McCook; Minnehaha; Charles Mix; Douglas; Hutchinson; Turner; Lincoln; Bon Homme; Yankton; Clay; Union
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov