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Frost Advisory 3, NWS La Crosse, WI

May 1, 20268 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this frost advisory at May 1, 2026, 2:25 AM CDT for 8 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 2, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2026, 2:25 AM CDT (07:25 UTC)
In effect from
May 2, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 1, 2026, 1:05 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this frost advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this frost advisory went out at Apr 30, 6:33 PM CDT, 7 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 6:33 PM CDT, 7 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 7:56 AM CDT, 18 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
756 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026

IAZ011-MNZ079-088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-
011700-
Allamakee-Wabasha-Winona-Houston-Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-
Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-
Grant-
756 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Iowa...southeast Minnesota...central Wisconsin...north central
Wisconsin...southwest Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Temperatures tonight will fall to near or below freezing, which
could damage sensitive vegetation.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Overnight low temperatures will fall to near or below freezing
during the morning hours on Saturday, which could damage sensitive
vegetation.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

No action needed.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-030-MNZ086-087-094-095-011700-
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Clayton-Dodge-
Olmsted-Mower-Fillmore-
756 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Iowa...northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Overnight low temperatures may fall to near or below freezing
during the morning hours on Saturday, which could damage sensitive
vegetation.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

No action needed.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

KDS

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 2:25 AM CDTFreeze WarningARXAdams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more30 hr

Nearby

Frost Advisories in Iowa, 2026Frost Advisories in Minnesota, 2026Every frost advisory in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.