089  
WWUS73 KOAX 201723  
NPWOAX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE  
1223 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-018-030>034-042>045-  
050>053-065>068-078-088>093-210300-  
/O.CON.KOAX.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260721T0300Z/  
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-  
THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-  
WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-  
SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLATTSMOUTH, CRETE, MACY, FAIRBURY, WAYNE,  
STANTON, NEBRASKA CITY, ALBION, BLAIR, DAVID CITY, BEATRICE,  
FARRAGUT, CLARINDA, WISNER, DECATUR, PAWNEE CITY, LA VISTA, ASHLAND,  
FREMONT, NORFOLK, GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, LYONS, YUTAN, SEWARD,  
SHENANDOAH, WALTHILL, STERLING, COLUMBUS, SIDNEY,  
LINCOLN, TABOR, ST. EDWARD, TEKAMAH, PAPILLION, AUBURN, OMAHA,  
BELLEVUE, PENDER, MISSOURI VALLEY, WILBER, FALLS CITY, LOGAN,  
WOODBINE, COUNCIL BLUFFS, WEST POINT, TECUMSEH, MAPLETON, OAKLAND,  
MILFORD, RED OAK, ONAWA, SCHUYLER, WINNEBAGO, DUNLAP, WAHOO, HARLAN,  
AND TABLE ROCK  
1223 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 107.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND EAST  
CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND  
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN  
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT  
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN  
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
NEZ011-012-016-017-210300-  
/O.CON.KOAX.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260721T0300Z/  
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAUSA, CREIGHTON, LAUREL, VERDIGRE, NIOBRARA,  
CROFTON, HARTINGTON, ELGIN, OSMOND, BLOOMFIELD, NELIGH, PIERCE,  
RANDOLPH, COLERIDGE, AND PLAINVIEW  
1223 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 104.  
 
* WHERE...ANTELOPE, CEDAR, KNOX, AND PIERCE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND  
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN  
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT  
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN  
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
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