| Event | Freeze Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Mitchell; Howard; Winneshiek; Allamakee; Floyd; Chickasaw; Fayette; Clayton; Wabasha; Dodge; Olmsted; Winona; Mower; Fillmore; Houston; Taylor; Clark; Buffalo; Trempealeau; Jackson; La Crosse; Monroe; Juneau; Adams; Vernon; Crawford; Richland; Grant |
| Effective | 10/16/2026, 12:59:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 10/16/2026, 2:00:00 PM CDT |
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 12:59AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.
* WHERE…Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, southeast
Minnesota, and central, north central, southwest, and west central
Wisconsin.
* 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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