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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
244 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>038-044>046-057-070-191300-
/O.CON.KDMX.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-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 Webster City, Clarion, Clarksville,
Northwood, Conrad, Aplington, Lake Mills, Denison, Estherville,
Laurens, Carroll, Sac City, Kanawha, Pocahontas, Pomeroy,
Reinbeck, Britt, Rolfe, Humboldt, Allison, Dumont, Ackley,
Gilmore City, Schaller, Atlantic, Iowa Falls, Dike, Eagle Grove,
Shell Rock, Algona, Forest City, Clear Lake, Parkersburg,
Waverly, Manson, Fort Dodge, Odebolt, Exira, Belmond, Greene,
Garner, Lake View, Hampton, Wall Lake, Emmetsburg, Mason City,
Wellsburg, Jefferson, Manly, Rockwell City, Lake City, Early,
Fonda, Grundy Center, Eldora, and Audubon
244 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT this morning.

* 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>095-191300-
/O.CON.KDMX.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-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 Bayard, Adel, Oskaloosa, Seymour, Tama,
Allerton, Waterloo, Casey, Winterset, Creston, Leon, Stuart,
Gladbrook, Bedford, New Market, Cedar Falls, Mount Ayr, Toledo,
Chariton, Corydon, Indianola, Humeston, Panora, Lamoni, Traer,
Grinnell, Marshalltown, Dysart, Greenfield, Boone, Osceola,
Earlham, Norwalk, Ames, Pella, Perry, Fontanelle, Corning, Lenox,
Guthrie Center, Knoxville, Adair, Newton, Waukee, Carlisle, and
Des Moines
244 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT this morning.

* 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.

&&

$$

Donavon