⚠️ Freeze Warning – Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Adams; Union; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose – Friday, October 16, 2026

Event	Freeze Warning
Severity	Severe
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Likely
Area	Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Adams; Union; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose
Effective	10/16/2026, 1:23:00 AM CDT
Expires	10/16/2026, 11:30:00 AM CDT

Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 1:23AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

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

* WHERE…Much of central Iowa.

* 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.

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.