Minnesota, South Dakota Freeze Warning | Effective 05/05/2026 11:19

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued May 5 at 1:19PM CDT until May 6 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 5, 2026 - 11:19am
Expires: 
May 5, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Minnesota and central, east central, south central, and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * 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: 
Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Pipestone; Rock; Beadle; Kingsbury; Brookings; Jerauld; Sanborn; Miner; Lake; Moody; Brule; Aurora; Davison; Hanson; McCook; Minnehaha
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD