492  
WWUS73 KDMX 050805  
NPWDMX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
305 AM CDT SAT SEP 5 2026  
 
IAZ033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-092>097-051815-  
/O.CON.KDMX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260906T0000Z/  
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-  
CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-  
JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-  
UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-  
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCHALLER, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE, TOLEDO,  
GRINNELL, ATLANTIC, CORNING, MARSHALLTOWN, FORT DODGE, LENOX, GUTHRIE  
CENTER, LAKE VIEW, DENISON, NEW MARKET, DYSART, EARLY, POMEROY,  
REINBECK, AUDUBON, ROCKWELL CITY, WINTERSET, ALBIA, OSKALOOSA,  
JEFFERSON, ADAIR, CONRAD, PANORA, FONTANELLE, LEON, CORYDON, MANSON,  
WALL LAKE, ALLERTON, DIKE, BAYARD, OTTUMWA, CENTERVILLE, CARLISLE,  
ADEL, ODEBOLT, GREENFIELD, CARROLL, WELLSBURG, TAMA, BLOOMFIELD,  
EARLHAM, ACKLEY, WAUKEE, PERRY, PELLA, BEDFORD, WATERLOO, NORWALK,  
LAMONI, CASEY, OSCEOLA, DES MOINES, CEDAR FALLS, CHARITON, MOUNT AYR,  
SEYMOUR, HUMESTON, STUART, SAC CITY, CRESTON, WEBSTER CITY, IOWA  
FALLS, EXIRA, LAKE CITY, ELDORA, TRAER, BOONE, GRUNDY CENTER, NEWTON,  
AMES, AND GLADBROOK  
305 AM CDT SAT SEP 5 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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