| Event | Freeze Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| 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 | 10/15/2026, 1:53:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 10/16/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT |
Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:53PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible.
* WHERE…Northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest into
west central Wisconsin.
* WHEN…From late Friday night through Saturday morning.
* 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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