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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
821 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

IAZ043-055-056-069-080-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>052-
191300-
/O.CON.KOAX.FZ.W.0001.240419T0600Z-240419T1300Z/
Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Montgomery-Knox-Cedar-
Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison-Stanton-Cuming-Burt-
Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler-Saunders-Douglas-
Including the cities of Onawa, Mapleton, Missouri Valley,
Woodbine, Logan, Dunlap, Harlan, Council Bluffs, Red Oak,
Creighton, Bloomfield, Crofton, Wausa, Verdigre, Niobrara,
Hartington, Laurel, Randolph, Coleridge, Pender, Macy, Walthill,
Winnebago, Neligh, Elgin, Pierce, Plainview, Osmond, Wayne,
Albion, St. Edward, Norfolk, Stanton, West Point, Wisner,
Tekamah, Oakland, Lyons, Decatur, Columbus, Schuyler, Fremont,
Blair, David City, Wahoo, Ashland, Yutan, and Omaha
821 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...Portions of southwest and west central Iowa and east
  central and northeast Nebraska.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

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IAZ079-090-091-NEZ053-065>068-078-088>093-191300-
/O.CON.KOAX.FR.Y.0001.240419T0600Z-240419T1300Z/
Mills-Fremont-Page-Sarpy-Seward-Lancaster-Cass-Otoe-Saline-
Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson-
Including the cities of Glenwood, Sidney, Hamburg, Tabor,
Farragut, Clarinda, Shenandoah, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista,
Seward, Milford, Lincoln, Plattsmouth, Nebraska City, Crete,
Wilber, Fairbury, Beatrice, Tecumseh, Sterling, Auburn,
Pawnee City, Table Rock, and Falls City
821 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 Iowa and east central and
  southeast Nebraska.

* 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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