NWS La Crosse WIXH.W 0002July 26, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek and 12 more, IA and MN
The National Weather Service office in La Crosse issued an extreme heat warning for Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek and 12 more in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on July 27. It was the 2nd extreme heat warning the NWS office in La Crosse 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 23.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, La Crosse WI
- Area
- Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek and 12 more
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:06 p.m. CDT, July 26, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, July 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KARX XH.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT Monday. * 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.