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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
858 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>038-044>046-057-070-191000-
/O.CON.KDMX.FZ.W.0001.240419T0600Z-240419T1300Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Audubon-
Cass-
Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City,
Lake Mills, Northwood, Manly, Emmetsburg, Garner, Britt, Kanawha,
Mason City, Clear Lake, Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda,
Gilmore City, Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Clarion, Belmond, Hampton,
Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison,
Dumont, Waverly, Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake,
Schaller, Early, Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy,
Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley,
Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Denison,
Carroll, Jefferson, Audubon, Exira, and Atlantic
858 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...Much of western and northern Iowa.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill plants, other
  sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

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IAZ039-047>050-058>062-071>075-081>084-092>095-191000-
/O.CON.KDMX.FR.Y.0001.240419T0600Z-240419T1300Z/
Black Hawk-Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-Clarke-
Lucas-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Including the cities of Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Boone, Ames,
Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook,
Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Perry, Waukee, Adel,
Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair,
Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle,
Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola, Chariton,
Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, Lamoni, Leon, Corydon,
Seymour, Allerton, and Humeston
858 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest, central, and northeast Iowa.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation.
  Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

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