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Freeze Warning issued May 1 at 11:53AM EDT until May 2 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Freeze Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Likely

Message Type

Alert

Description

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...It is possible that clouds impact how far temperatures fall tonight, but initial indications are that temperatures will have fallen to freezing before clouds arrive.

Instructions

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Affected Areas

Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Marshall; Whitley; Allen; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Northern La Porte; Eastern St. Joseph; Northern Kosciusko; Southern La Porte; Western St. Joseph; Southern Kosciusko; Cass; St. Joseph; Branch; Hillsdale; Northern Berrien; Southern Berrien; Williams; Defiance; Paulding; Van Wert

SAME Codes:

018039 Elkhart County, IN

018087 LaGrange County, IN

018151 Steuben County, IN

018113 Noble County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018099 Marshall County, IN

018183 Whitley County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018169 Wabash County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

018091 LaPorte County, IN

018141 St. Joseph County, IN

018085 Kosciusko County, IN

026027 Cass County, MI

026149 St. Joseph County, MI

026023 Branch County, MI

026059 Hillsdale County, MI

026021 Berrien County, MI

039171 Williams County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: INZ005 INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ014 INZ017 INZ018 INZ024 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ103 INZ104 INZ116 INZ203 INZ204 INZ216 MIZ078 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 MIZ177 MIZ277 OHZ001 OHZ004 OHZ015 OHZ024

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-05-01 11:53 EDT
11:53 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-05-02T02:00:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-05-02 09:00 EDT
09:00 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-05-02T09:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-05-01 11:54 EDT
11:54 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-05-01 13:24 EDT
01:24 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c177828b3f0dfec22cb39eb3691ece0b073dade8.001.2

Database ID
#582

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Estimated Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%

Localized Coverage

* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-05-01T11:53:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC003,OHZ016,OHC137,OHZ025,OHZ004,OHC039,OHZ017,OHC063,OHZ005,OHC069,OHZ015,OHC125,OHZ024,OHC161,OHZ006,OHC173

NOAA

EAS Parameters

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

018039 Elkhart County, IN

018087 LaGrange County, IN

018151 Steuben County, IN

018113 Noble County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018099 Marshall County, IN

018183 Whitley County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018169 Wabash County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

018091 LaPorte County, IN

018141 St. Joseph County, IN

018085 Kosciusko County, IN

026027 Cass County, MI

026149 St. Joseph County, MI

026023 Branch County, MI

026059 Hillsdale County, MI

026021 Berrien County, MI

039171 Williams County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes INZ005 INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ014 INZ017 INZ018 INZ024 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ103 INZ104 INZ116 INZ203 INZ204 INZ216 MIZ078 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 MIZ177 MIZ277 OHZ001 OHZ004 OHZ015 OHZ024

Affected Zones INZ005 INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ014 INZ017 INZ018 INZ024 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ103 INZ104 INZ116 INZ203 INZ204 INZ216 MIZ078 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 MIZ177 MIZ277 OHZ001 OHZ004 OHZ015 OHZ024

Event Codes

SAME NWS

NationalWeatherService FZW

VTEC

New Event Freeze Warning #2

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-05-02 06:00 UTC · Ends 2026-05-02 13:00 UTC

/O.NEW.KIWX.FZ.W.0002.260502T0600Z-260502T1300Z/

IEM VTEC Browser

FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ SATURDAY

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier NPWIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS73 KIWX 011553

eventEndingTime 2026-05-02T09:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason No authorised SAME event code available for Freeze Warning.

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-05-01 13:24 EDT (17:24 UTC)