| Event | Extreme Heat Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Emmet; Kossuth; Palo Alto; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Adams; Union; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Wapello; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose; Davis |
| Effective | 6/27/2026, 12:50:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/27/2026, 11:00:00 PM CDT |
Extreme Heat Warning issued June 27 at 12:50PM CDT until June 30 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110
expected.
* WHERE…Portions of northwest, western, central and southern Iowa.
* WHEN…From 1 PM Sunday to 9 PM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Excessive heat will persist through much of
next week, potentially including the 4th of July weekend.
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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