National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
WWUS73 KDMX 181942
NPWDMX

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

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>038-044>046-057-070-190345-
/O.NEW.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 Fort Dodge, Iowa Falls, Kanawha, Fonda,
Carroll, Lake Mills, Humboldt, Mason City, Reinbeck, Clear Lake,
Algona, Waverly, Shell Rock, Wellsburg, Manly, Hampton,
Jefferson, Audubon, Denison, Conrad, Clarion, Rolfe, Northwood,
Manson, Lake View, Early, Pomeroy, Laurens, Dike, Belmond, Eagle
Grove, Odebolt, Grundy Center, Sac City, Britt, Webster City,
Eldora, Atlantic, Allison, Garner, Aplington, Dumont, Ackley,
Clarksville, Forest City, Pocahontas, Emmetsburg, Greene, Exira,
Estherville, Rockwell City, Parkersburg, Schaller, Lake City,
Wall Lake, and Gilmore City
242 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.

&&

$$

IAZ039-047>050-058>062-071>075-081>084-092>095-190345-
/O.NEW.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 Bedford, Des Moines, Ames, Traer,
Indianola, Humeston, Knoxville, Newton, Leon, Waterloo, New
Market, Casey, Boone, Adel, Winterset, Panora, Corning, Toledo,
Osceola, Mount Ayr, Lenox, Stuart, Creston, Carlisle, Fontanelle,
Marshalltown, Guthrie Center, Norwalk, Oskaloosa, Seymour,
Allerton, Pella, Earlham, Greenfield, Cedar Falls, Chariton,
Gladbrook, Perry, Adair, Dysart, Bayard, Tama, Corydon, Lamoni,
Grinnell, and Waukee
242 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.

&&

$$

Small