486  
WWUS73 KDVN 121556  
NPWDVN  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
1056 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026  
 
IAZ087>089-ILZ025-026-121700-  
/O.CAN.KDVN.HT.Y.0008.260812T1700Z-260813T0100Z/  
JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-HENDERSON-WARREN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONMOUTH, BURLINGTON, MOUNT PLEASANT,  
OQUAWKA, AND FAIRFIELD  
1056 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
 
 
CLOUD COVER AND PERSISTENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN  
COOLER BUT STILL HUMID CONDITIONS. PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 90  
TO 95 ARE EXPECTED.  
 

 
 
IAZ098-099-ILZ034-035-MOZ009-010-130000-  
/O.CON.KDVN.HT.Y.0008.260812T1700Z-260813T0100Z/  
VAN BUREN-LEE-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAHOKA, MACOMB, KEOSAUQUA, FORT MADISON,  
CARTHAGE, AND MEMPHIS  
1056 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, HANCOCK AND MCDONOUGH COUNTIES. IN IOWA, LEE  
AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES. IN MISSOURI, CLARK AND SCOTLAND COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THUNDERSTORMS AND STORM OUTFLOW MAY ALSO  
INTERRUPT THE HIGH HEAT AT TIMES.  
 
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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