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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Des Moines IA

131 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-060445-

/O.NEW.KDMX.FR.Y.0003.260506T0700Z-260506T1300Z/

Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-

Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-

Including the cities of Mason City, Britt, Kanawha, Emmetsburg,

Clarion, Belmond, Humboldt, Gilmore City, Parkersburg, Forest

City, Eagle Grove, Fonda, Clear Lake, Lake Mills, Manly, Waverly,

Pocahontas, Garner, Estherville, Rolfe, Dumont, Hampton, Laurens,

Greene, Shell Rock, Aplington, Clarksville, Algona, Northwood,

and Allison

131 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...



* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 30 will result in frost formation.



* WHERE...Portions of northern Iowa.



* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Wednesday.



* 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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