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Frost Advisory 3, NWS La Crosse, WI
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2:25 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson and 7 more | 30 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.