Iowa, Illinois Freeze Warning | Effective 04/20/2026 00:15

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 2:15AM CDT until April 20 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 20, 2026 - 12:15am
Expires: 
April 20, 2026 - 7:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Illinois and east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough
Forcast Office: 
NWS Quad Cities IA IL