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WWUS73 KOAX 250426
NPWOAX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1126 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
NEZ011-012-016-017-251815-
/O.UPG.KOAX.HT.Y.0005.260725T1700Z-260728T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KOAX.XH.W.0002.260725T1700Z-260727T1200Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLOOMFIELD, WAUSA, NIOBRARA, HARTINGTON,
LAUREL, ELGIN, CREIGHTON, OSMOND, VERDIGRE, PLAINVIEW, PIERCE,
NELIGH, CROFTON, RANDOLPH, AND COLERIDGE
1126 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...ANTELOPE, CEDAR, KNOX, AND PIERCE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.
* 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.
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.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ052-053-251815-
/O.CON.KOAX.HT.Y.0005.260725T1700Z-260726T1700Z/
/O.CON.KOAX.XH.A.0002.260726T1700Z-260728T0300Z/
HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-DOUGLAS-
SARPY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARLAN, DUNLAP, SHENANDOAH, TABOR, BELLEVUE,
GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, CLARINDA, WOODBINE, LA VISTA, SIDNEY, RED OAK,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, LOGAN, FARRAGUT, MISSOURI VALLEY, OMAHA, AND
PAPILLION
1126 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO NOON CDT
SUNDAY...
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 EXPECTED.
FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT
INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN IOWA, FREMONT, HARRISON, MILLS, MONTGOMERY, PAGE,
POTTAWATTAMIE, AND SHELBY COUNTIES. IN NEBRASKA, DOUGLAS AND SARPY
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON SATURDAY TO NOON CDT
SUNDAY. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON 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.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
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.
IAZ043-NEZ015-018-030>034-042>045-050-051-065>068-078-088>093-251815-
/O.CON.KOAX.HT.Y.0005.260725T1700Z-260728T0300Z/
MONONA-THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-
COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-
SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TECUMSEH, TEKAMAH, ST. EDWARD, PENDER,
NEBRASKA CITY, PLATTSMOUTH, OAKLAND, COLUMBUS, WISNER, FREMONT,
SEWARD, LINCOLN, FAIRBURY, PAWNEE CITY, WILBER, TABLE ROCK, MILFORD,
ONAWA, WALTHILL, LYONS, SCHUYLER, ASHLAND, STERLING, STANTON, YUTAN,
CRETE, AUBURN, NORFOLK, WAYNE, FALLS CITY, WINNEBAGO, MACY, BEATRICE,
DECATUR, WAHOO, BLAIR, ALBION, WEST POINT, MAPLETON, AND DAVID CITY
1126 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 10 PM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND EAST CENTRAL, NORTHEAST,
AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...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.
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.
ANW
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