⚠️ Heat Advisory – Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Rock Island; Henry; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark – Sunday, August 30, 2026

Heat Advisory issued August 30 at 1:04PM CDT until September 2 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

* WHAT…Heat index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Illinois, east
central and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri.

* WHEN…From 1 PM Monday to 7 PM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Thunderstorms and cooler storm outflow may
interrupt the high heat at times.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.