- In force from
- Oct 17, 1:00 AM CDT
- Until
- Oct 17, 9:00 AM CDT
- Issued
- Oct 16, 1:23 AM CDT
- Updated
- 4 times, last Oct 17, 2:24 AM CDT
- Office
- Des Moines, IA
- Number
- 3 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Severe
- Where
- IA
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING
- 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.
What to do
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Every area 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
Places under it Ames, Des Moines, Mason City, Waterloo, Ankeny, West Des Moines, Urbandale, Cedar Falls, Waukee, Marshalltown, Ottumwa, Johnston, and 476 more
Read the platesFrost, freeze and hard freeze FB-EVT-092How to read a warning FB-STN-001
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