948  
WWUS73 KDMX 260948  
NPWDMX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
448 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>037-044>048-057>060-070>073-081-082-  
092-093-262000-  
/O.CON.KDMX.XH.W.0002.260726T1700Z-260727T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KDMX.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260726T1700Z/  
/O.CON.KDMX.XH.A.0002.260727T0200Z-260728T0300Z/  
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-  
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-  
HARDIN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-  
POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLEAR LAKE, STUART, CLARION, CORNING,  
EAGLE GROVE, NEW MARKET, SCHALLER, BEDFORD, HUMBOLDT, INDIANOLA,  
GUTHRIE CENTER, HAMPTON, DES MOINES, KANAWHA, MOUNT AYR, LAKE  
VIEW, JEFFERSON, ROCKWELL CITY, ACKLEY, NORTHWOOD, WALL LAKE,  
ESTHERVILLE, GARNER, GREENFIELD, PANORA, ADEL, CRESTON, FOREST  
CITY, POCAHONTAS, EARLY, POMEROY, ADAIR, NORWALK, EXIRA, BELMOND,  
ATLANTIC, BAYARD, CARROLL, GILMORE CITY, DENISON, MANSON, WAUKEE,  
FONDA, EMMETSBURG, ELDORA, EARLHAM, LAKE MILLS, ODEBOLT, CASEY,  
SAC CITY, LAKE CITY, ALGONA, ROLFE, CARLISLE, FORT DODGE,  
WINTERSET, MANLY, BOONE, AUDUBON, LENOX, LAURENS, AMES, WEBSTER  
CITY, MASON CITY, IOWA FALLS, FONTANELLE, BRITT, AND PERRY  
448 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY
 
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM  
CDT THIS EVENING...  
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO  
UPPER 70S PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM DAYTIME HEAT. FOR THE EXTREME  
HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP  
TO 112 EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, DANGEROUSLY HOT  
CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 106 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN, WESTERN AND CENTRAL IOWA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. FOR THE  
EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
IAZ027-028-038-039-049-050-061-062-074-075-083>086-094>097-262000-  
/O.CON.KDMX.XH.W.0002.260726T1700Z-260727T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KDMX.XH.A.0002.260727T0200Z-260728T0300Z/  
BUTLER-BREMER-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-  
MARION-MAHASKA-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-DECATUR-WAYNE-  
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUMESTON, SHELL ROCK, SEYMOUR, NEWTON,  
OSKALOOSA, CONRAD, CHARITON, MARSHALLTOWN, DYSART, GRINNELL,  
ALLISON, APLINGTON, CEDAR FALLS, LAMONI, KNOXVILLE, GREENE,  
GRUNDY CENTER, DUMONT, TOLEDO, OTTUMWA, WELLSBURG, PARKERSBURG,  
ALLERTON, ALBIA, CORYDON, BLOOMFIELD, DIKE, REINBECK,  
CENTERVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, WAVERLY, TRAER, OSCEOLA, PELLA,  
WATERLOO, LEON, GLADBROOK, AND TAMA  
448 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM  
CDT THIS EVENING...  
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS  
WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR OR EXCEEDING 110 EXPECTED. FOR THE  
EXTREME HEAT WATCH, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX  
VALUES UP TO 110 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN, CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, FROM THIS EVENING  
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
DODSON  
 
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