158  
WWUS73 KFSD 171531  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1031 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-  
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-180200-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HT.Y.0003.260717T1800Z-260718T0200Z/  
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA  
VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-  
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-  
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-  
MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-  
YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPIRIT LAKE, AVON, TYLER, ALEXANDRIA, WAGNER,  
SPRINGFIELD, NORTH SIOUX CITY, LUVERNE, LAKE PRESTON, MOUNTAIN LAKE,  
CENTERVILLE, ALLEN, HOLSTEIN, YANKTON, SHELDON, JEFFERSON, PLATTE,  
CHEROKEE, HULL, PONCA, IDA GROVE, LAKE ANDES, ALCESTER, BURKE,  
KIMBALL, MARSHALL, HURON, SALEM, CANTON, HURLEY, DE SMET, TEA, MENNO,  
PIPESTONE, HARRISBURG, PARKSTON, BRIDGEWATER, SIOUX CITY, BATTLE  
CREEK, PARKER, LE MARS, VIBORG, ALPENA, IRENE, FULDA, SPENCER,  
CANISTOTA, CLAYTON, FREEMAN, HOWARD, CHAMBERLAIN, ARLINGTON, MARTY,  
ORLAND, BROOKINGS, HARTLEY, SIOUX CENTER, IVANHOE, WOONSOCKET,  
LAKEFIELD, ROCK VALLEY, GEORGE, MILFORD, MADISON, WHITE LAKE, SOUTH  
SIOUX CITY, MARION, VERMILLION, STICKNEY, BERESFORD, SANBORN,  
FLANDREAU, SLAYTON, TYNDALL, LARCHWOOD, JACKSON, SCOTLAND, ROCK  
RAPIDS, ELK POINT, HENDRICKS, WINDOM, MITCHELL, STORM LAKE,  
WAKEFIELD, ORANGE CITY, INWOOD, ARNOLDS PARK, EMERY, HAWARDEN, SIOUX  
FALLS, WESSINGTON SPRINGS, WORTHINGTON, TRIPP, CHANCELLOR, TABOR,  
DELMONT, GREGORY, ARMOUR, CORSICA, LENNOX, LAKE BENTON, SIBLEY,  
PLANKINTON, AND MONTROSE  
1031 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 95 TO 102 ARE EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, SOUTHWEST  
MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, AND CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH  
CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
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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