| Event | Extreme Heat Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek; Madison; Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Union; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Wapello; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose; Davis |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 3:11:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 1:15:00 PM CDT |
Extreme Heat Warning issued July 2 at 3:11AM CDT until July 2 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values over 100.
* WHERE…Portions of central, south central, southeast, and
southwest Iowa.
* WHEN…Until 10 PM CDT this 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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