⚠️ Extreme Heat Watch – Worth; Cerro Gordo; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Marshall; Tama; Jasper; Poweshiek; Marion; Mahaska; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Wapello; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose; Davis – Friday, July 24, 2026

Extreme Heat Watch issued July 24 at 2:27AM CDT until July 27 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values near or
exceeding 110 possible.

* WHERE…Portions of northern, central and southern Iowa.

* WHEN…From Sunday afternoon through Monday 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.