NWS Omaha/Valley NEXH.W 0002July 25, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Monona, Thurston, Wayne and 9 more, IA and NE
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued an extreme heat warning for Monona, Thurston, Wayne and 9 more in Iowa, Nebraska, which was in force until 7:00 a.m. local time on July 27. It was the 2nd extreme heat warning the NWS office in Omaha/Valley 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 19 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Omaha/Valley NE
- Area
- Monona, Thurston, Wayne and 9 more
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:06 p.m. CDT, July 25, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, July 26, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 a.m. CDT, July 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOAX XH.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109 expected. For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 113 expected. * WHERE...Portions of west central Iowa and east central and northeast Nebraska. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until noon CDT Sunday. For the Extreme Heat Warning, from noon Sunday to 7 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
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.