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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
123 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>085-
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/O.NEW.KDMX.FZ.W.0003.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
Emmet-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-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose-
Including the cities of Emmetsburg, Britt, Sac City, Lamoni,
Clarksville, Bayard, Seymour, Cedar Falls, Iowa Falls, Albia,
Bedford, Lenox, Centerville, Mason City, Exira, Carroll, Pella,
Allison, Lake City, Earlham, Eldora, Grundy Center, Carlisle,
Schaller, Shell Rock, Des Moines, Humeston, Panora, Allerton, Toledo,
Aplington, Lake Mills, Grinnell, Stuart, Wellsburg, Lake View, Casey,
Ames, Greenfield, Eagle Grove, Boone, Clarion, Gilmore City, Osceola,
Algona, Belmond, Leon, Guthrie Center, Adel, Kanawha, Clear Lake,
Dumont, Rockwell City, Forest City, Jefferson, Chariton, Dysart,
Humboldt, Fontanelle, Waverly, Traer, Creston, Rolfe, Webster City,
Newton, Fort Dodge, Hampton, Mount Ayr, Fonda, Marshalltown, Perry,
Oskaloosa, Audubon, Adair, Odebolt, Waterloo, Laurens, Parkersburg,
Pomeroy, Garner, Winterset, Early, Knoxville, Manson, Reinbeck,
Northwood, Corydon, Wall Lake, Gladbrook, Waukee, Norwalk, Corning,
Dike, Atlantic, Greene, Estherville, Ackley, Manly, Tama, Conrad,
Pocahontas, New Market, Denison, and Indianola
123 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

* WHERE...Much of central Iowa.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

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IAZ086-161630-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FZ.W.0003.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
Wapello-
Including the cities of Ottumwa
123 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.

* WHERE...Wapello County.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

IAZ097-161630-
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Davis-
Including the cities of Bloomfield
123 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 and widespread frost.

* WHERE...Davis County.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

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