Headline:
Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:51PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Freeze Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
October 15, 2026 - 11:51am
Expires:
October 15, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.
* WHERE...Much of Iowa.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday 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; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov