595  
WWUS73 KDMX 020905  
NPWDMX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
405 AM CDT WED SEP 2 2026  
 
IAZ059>062-072>075-082>086-093>097-021915-  
/O.CON.KDMX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260904T0000Z/  
DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-  
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PELLA, HUMESTON, KNOXVILLE, WAUKEE,  
WINTERSET, CHARITON, CENTERVILLE, GRINNELL, ADEL, SEYMOUR, CRESTON,  
CORYDON, NORWALK, OTTUMWA, BLOOMFIELD, OSKALOOSA, OSCEOLA, LAMONI,  
EARLHAM, ALBIA, CARLISLE, MOUNT AYR, DES MOINES, LEON, ALLERTON,  
PERRY, NEWTON, AND INDIANOLA  
405 AM CDT WED SEP 2 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 103.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA, INCLUDING THE  
DES MOINES METRO.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WHILE HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY NOT REACH 105  
DEGREES EACH DAY, THE COMBINATION OF THE LONGEVITY OF THE HEAT AND  
LITTLE OR LIMITED RELIEF DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIODS WITH WARM  
LOWS HAVE PROMPTED THE MULTI-DAY HEAT ADVISORY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
IAZ057-058-070-071-081-092-021915-  
/O.CON.KDMX.HT.Y.0006.260902T1800Z-260904T0000Z/  
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAYARD, CORNING, NEW MARKET, ADAIR, EXIRA,  
BEDFORD, LENOX, FONTANELLE, PANORA, ATLANTIC, CASEY, GUTHRIE CENTER,  
AUDUBON, GREENFIELD, AND STUART  
405 AM CDT WED SEP 2 2026  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM  
CDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 103.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WHILE HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY NOT REACH 105  
DEGREES EACH DAY, THE COMBINATION OF THE LONGEVITY OF THE HEAT AND  
LITTLE OR LIMITED RELIEF DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIODS WITH WARM  
LOWS HAVE PROMPTED THE MULTI-DAY HEAT ADVISORY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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