Iowa, Nebraska Freeze Warning | Effective 05/02/2026 03:15

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued May 2 at 5:15AM CDT until May 2 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 2, 2026 - 3:15am
Expires: 
May 2, 2026 - 6:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. * WHERE...Portions of west central Iowa and east central and northeast Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT this morning. * 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: 
Monona; Knox; Cedar; Thurston; Antelope; Pierce; Wayne; Boone; Madison; Stanton; Cuming; Burt; Platte; Colfax; Dodge
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov