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Freeze Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this freeze warning at Apr 19, 2026, 2:13 AM CDT for 13 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 20, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2026, 2:13 AM CDT (07:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 20, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
Counties Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Webster County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2:13 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Polk and 2 more | 31 hr |
Nearby
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.