NWS Quad Cities IA ILXH.W 0002July 25, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque and 30 more, IA and IL
The National Weather Service office in Quad Cities IA issued an extreme heat warning for Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque and 30 more in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on July 26. It was the 2nd extreme heat warning the NWS office in Quad Cities IA issued in 2026. Iowa had 7 extreme heat warnings in July 2026, against 3 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Iowa's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 10 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
- Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque and 30 more
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:49 a.m. CDT, July 25, 2026
- In force from
- 11:00 a.m. CDT, July 26, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, July 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KDVN XH.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values between 100 to 110 expected. For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values between 100 to 110 possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Illinois, east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri. * WHEN...For the Extreme Heat Warning, from 11 AM to 9 PM CDT Sunday. For the Extreme Heat Watch, from Sunday night through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Little relief is expected Sunday night with low temperatures in the mid to upper 70s.
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. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
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.