Headline:
Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 2:24AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Freeze Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 17, 2026 - 12:24am
Expires:
October 17, 2026 - 7:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29-32 expected and
widespread frost.
* WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest,
south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Iowa.
* WHEN...Until 9 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:
Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Adams; Union; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Wapello; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov