| Event | Freeze Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Muscatine; Scott; Washington; Jefferson; Whiteside; Rock Island |
| Effective | 10/16/2026, 1:11:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 10/16/2026, 9:15:00 AM CDT |
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:11AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Details
* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 expected.
* WHERE…In Illinois, Rock Island and Whiteside Counties. In Iowa,
Muscatine, Scott, Jefferson, and Washington Counties.
* WHEN…From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
Instructions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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