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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
329 PM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
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329 PM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.  
   
DAY ONE
 
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT  
 
HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST TODAY, ESPECIALLY TOWARD CENTRAL  
IOWA WHERE THE HEAT INDEX WILL PEAK NEAR 100 DEGREES THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
 
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN EAST CENTRAL TO  
NORTHEAST IOWA INTO THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF  
GUSTY WINDS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP LATE OVERNIGHT INTO  
FRIDAY MORNING IN NORTHEAST TO NORTHERN IOWA. A FEW STRONG STORMS  
MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
 
LATE SEASON HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL GENERALLY PERSIST FROM  
FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT WITH SOME RELATIVE BREAKS AT  
TIMES.  
 
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE FORECAST AT TIMES FROM  
SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANY SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL DURING  
THAT TIME WILL BE ASSESSED IN THE COMING DAYS.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.  
 

 
 
NWS DES MOINES WILL DISCONTINUE THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
PRODUCT (HWO) ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. WEATHER HAZARDS AND  
OUTLOOKS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE STANDARD  
FORECAST CHANNELS, INCLUDING WEATHER BRIEFING PACKETS, FORECAST  
DISCUSSIONS, WEATHER STORY GRAPHICS, THE EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHICAL  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK, AND UPDATED HAZARD MESSAGING. ALL  
LOCAL PRODUCTS AND VISUAL TOOLS ARE ACCESSIBLE DIRECTLY AT  
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES.  
 

 
 
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DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-  
329 PM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.  
   
DAY ONE
 
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT  
 
A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR  
FURTHER DETAILS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
 
A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR  
FURTHER DETAILS.  
 
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE FORECAST AT TIMES FROM  
SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANY SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL DURING  
THAT TIME WILL BE ASSESSED IN THE COMING DAYS.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.  
 

 
 
NWS DES MOINES WILL DISCONTINUE THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
PRODUCT (HWO) ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. WEATHER HAZARDS AND  
OUTLOOKS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE STANDARD  
FORECAST CHANNELS, INCLUDING WEATHER BRIEFING PACKETS, FORECAST  
DISCUSSIONS, WEATHER STORY GRAPHICS, THE EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHICAL  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK, AND UPDATED HAZARD MESSAGING. ALL  
LOCAL PRODUCTS AND VISUAL TOOLS ARE ACCESSIBLE DIRECTLY AT  
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES.  
 

 
 
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