NWS Quad Cities IA ILXH.W 0001June 28, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Benton and Linn, IA
The National Weather Service office in Quad Cities IA issued an extreme heat warning for Benton and Linn in Iowa, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on June 30. It was the 1st extreme heat warning the NWS office in Quad Cities IA issued in 2026. Iowa had 5 extreme heat warnings in June 2026, against 1 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Iowa's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 33 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Quad Cities IA IL
- Area
- Benton and Linn
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:35 a.m. CDT, June 28, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, June 29, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KDVN XH.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Extreme Heat Warnings in Iowa since 2008Every warning type in Iowa
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot and humid conditions with multiple days of heat index values of 100 to 110 expected, along with nighttime lows not dropping below 75 degrees. * WHERE...Benton and Linn Counties. * WHEN...From noon Monday to 9 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.