NWS Des Moines IAXH.W 0002July 25, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Worth, Cerro Gordo, Franklin and 1 more, IA
The National Weather Service office in Des Moines issued an extreme heat warning for Worth, Cerro Gordo, Franklin and 1 more in Iowa, 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 Des Moines 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 9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Des Moines IA
- Area
- Worth, Cerro Gordo, Franklin and 1 more
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:53 a.m. CDT, July 25, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, July 26, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, July 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KDMX 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 103 expected. For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 109 expected. For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values near or exceeding 105 possible. * WHERE...Hardin, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, and Worth Counties. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, from noon today to noon CDT Sunday. For the Extreme Heat Warning, from noon to 9 PM CDT Sunday. For the Extreme Heat Watch, from Sunday evening through Monday evening. * 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.