387  
WWUS73 KOAX 251706  
NPWOAX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE  
1206 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
IAZ043-NEZ015-018-030>034-042>045-260615-  
/O.EXB.KOAX.XH.W.0002.260726T1700Z-260727T1200Z/  
/O.EXT.KOAX.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260726T1700Z/  
MONONA-THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-  
COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. EDWARD, PENDER, ALBION, STANTON,  
WISNER, FREMONT, TEKAMAH, COLUMBUS, NORFOLK, DECATUR, MACY, SCHUYLER,  
BLAIR, OAKLAND, WAYNE, WINNEBAGO, LYONS, ONAWA, WALTHILL, MAPLETON,  
AND WEST POINT  
1206 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT  
MONDAY...   
..HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.  
FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT  
INDEX VALUES UP TO 113 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND EAST CENTRAL AND  
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE  
EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ052-053-260615-  
/O.CON.KOAX.XH.W.0002.260726T1700Z-260727T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KOAX.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260726T1700Z/  
/O.CON.KOAX.XH.A.0003.260727T0200Z-260728T0300Z/  
HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-DOUGLAS-  
SARPY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WOODBINE, COUNCIL BLUFFS, RED OAK, BELLEVUE,  
MISSOURI VALLEY, SIDNEY, HARLAN, DUNLAP, SHENANDOAH, PAPILLION,  
TABOR, CLARINDA, FARRAGUT, OMAHA, LOGAN, LA VISTA, HAMBURG, AND  
GLENWOOD  
1206 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT  
SUNDAY...   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY
 
 
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.  
FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT  
INDEX VALUES UP TO 115 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, UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE  
EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE EXTREME  
HEAT WATCH, FROM SUNDAY EVENING 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NEZ011-012-016-017-260615-  
/O.CON.KOAX.XH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260727T1200Z/  
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELGIN, NIOBRARA, COLERIDGE, HARTINGTON,  
NELIGH, RANDOLPH, LAUREL, PLAINVIEW, BLOOMFIELD, CREIGHTON, OSMOND,  
VERDIGRE, PIERCE, CROFTON, AND WAUSA  
1206 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...ANTELOPE, CEDAR, KNOX, AND PIERCE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NEZ050-051-065>068-078-088>093-260615-  
/O.CON.KOAX.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260728T0300Z/  
BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-  
JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STERLING, NEBRASKA CITY, FAIRBURY, LINCOLN,  
BEATRICE, WAHOO, ASHLAND, CRETE, MILFORD, TECUMSEH, FALLS CITY,  
YUTAN, DAVID CITY, PAWNEE CITY, AUBURN, SEWARD, PLATTSMOUTH, WILBER,  
AND TABLE ROCK  
1206 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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