| Event | Extreme Heat Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Pottawattamie; Mills; Montgomery; Fremont; Page; Douglas; Sarpy |
| Effective | 6/27/2026, 11:58:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/28/2026, 3:00:00 AM CDT |
Extreme Heat Warning issued June 27 at 11:58AM CDT until June 30 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Details
* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110
expected southwest Iowa and the Omaha metro. Overnight minimum heat
index values remain in the upper-70s and low-80s.
* WHERE…In Iowa, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, and
Pottawattamie Counties. In Nebraska, Douglas and Sarpy Counties.
* 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…Overnight heat indices in the upper-70s and
low-80s will prevent uncooled homes from easily dispersing the
day’s heat. Hot temperatures are expected to linger through the
week. The extreme heat warning may be extended or replaced with a
heat advisory into the work week.
Instructions
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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