| Event | Extreme Heat Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Mitchell; Howard; Mower |
| Effective | 7/24/2026, 2:51:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/24/2026, 1:00:00 PM CDT |
Extreme Heat Watch issued July 24 at 2:51AM CDT until July 26 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 105
possible.
* WHERE…In Iowa, Mitchell and Howard Counties. In Minnesota, Mower
County.
* WHEN…From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.
Instructions
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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