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Severe storms: Iowa

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7 warnings total · 0 tornado warnings · 9 alerts including watches and advisories

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Warnings in area

9 of 9 alerts
  1. Freeze WarningMitchell; 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; GrantNWS La Crosse WI · until warning · alerts checked
  2. Freeze WarningEmmet; 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; Wapello; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; AppanooseNWS Des Moines IA · until warning · alerts checked
  3. Freeze WarningBuchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Jefferson; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock IslandNWS Quad Cities IA IL · until warning · alerts checked
  4. Freeze WarningAtchison; Doniphan; Atchison; Nodaway; Worth; Gentry; Harrison; Mercer; Putnam; Holt; Andrew; De Kalb; Daviess; Grundy; Sullivan; BuchananNWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO · until warning · alerts checked
  5. Freeze WarningLyon; Sioux; Plymouth; Woodbury; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Pipestone; Rock; Dixon; Dakota; Kingsbury; Brookings; Miner; Lake; Moody; Hanson; McCook; Minnehaha; Hutchinson; Turner; Lincoln; Bon Homme; Yankton; Clay; Union; Osceola; Dickinson; O'Brien; Clay; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Ida; Cottonwood; Nobles; JacksonNWS Sioux Falls SD · until warning · alerts checked
  6. Freeze WarningHennepin; Ramsey; Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Anoka; Washington; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn; Polk; Barron; Rusk; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau ClaireNWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN · until warning · alerts checked
  7. Freeze WarningMonona; Harrison; Shelby; Pottawattamie; Mills; Montgomery; Fremont; Page; Knox; Cedar; Thurston; Antelope; Pierce; Wayne; Boone; Madison; Stanton; Cuming; Burt; Platte; Colfax; Dodge; Washington; Butler; Saunders; Douglas; Sarpy; Seward; Lancaster; Cass; Otoe; Saline; Jefferson; Gage; Johnson; Nemaha; Pawnee; RichardsonNWS Omaha/Valley NE · until warning · alerts checked
  8. Frost AdvisoryLouisa; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; ClarkNWS Quad Cities IA IL · until advisory · radar-alerts checked
  9. Frost AdvisoryDavisNWS Des Moines IA · until advisory · radar-alerts checked

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    Current NWS warning

    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

    Freeze Warning

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    Office
    NWS La Crosse WI
    Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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    Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 10:51AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

    * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures ranging from the mid-20s to lower
30s.

* 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.
    Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
    Warning-message history (2)

    Data: NOAA/NWS · KARX.FZ.W.0006

    Recent source changes

    Recording coverage and limits
    • warnings: retained from 2026-10-16T04:03:38.214Z through 2026-10-17T04:03:03.958Z
    • outlooks: retained from 2026-10-16T04:03:38.214Z through 2026-10-17T04:00:11.185Z
    • hydro: retained from 2026-10-16T04:03:38.214Z through 2026-10-17T03:55:04.490Z
    • analysis: retained from 2026-10-16T04:03:38.214Z through 2026-10-17T04:00:07.920Z
    • winter: retained from 2026-10-16T04:03:38.214Z through 2026-10-17T03:53:02.974Z

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    SPC Day 1 outlook

    • General Thunderstorms Risk

    SPC’s Day 1 categorical outlook, valid to , issued . SPC’s categories, as drawn. Data: NOAA/SPC.

    Watches

    No tornado or severe thunderstorm watch in force in this area.

    SPC’s watches, by number, matched by the counties they list. Data: NOAA/SPC.

    Mesoscale discussions

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    SPC’s mesoscale discussions whose outline reaches the area. Data: NOAA/SPC.

    Storm ingredients

    SPC’s hourly mesoanalysis, observed soundings and model guidance for the area, on the Analysis tab with its own clocks.

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    Drawn by the Analysis tab’s own renderer. Data: NOAA/SPC, NOAA/NCEP.

    Radar

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    What changed, last 60 minutes

    since , when this server began watching this area

    Nothing has changed since 03:32Z.

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    Monitoring area, legacy alert summary and selection rules
    Area
    Iowa (NWS states: IA)
    Hazards
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