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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
247 PM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025

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Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-
Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-
Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
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247 PM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight

A heat advisory is in effect for the area until 8 PM. Please
refer to the National Weather Service website at
weather.gov/desmoines for further details.

There is a slight risk (level 2 of 5) for severe weather in
northwest Iowa, followed by a marginal risk for the remainder of
northern and western Iowa. Damaging winds will be the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Thunderstorm chances return at intervals from Thursday into
Saturday. The overall severe weather threat will be monitored in
the coming days.

Hot and humid conditions return this weekend, especially on
Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters may be needed today.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
246 PM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025

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092>097-240100-
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Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-
Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-
Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union-
Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-
Including the cities of Wall Lake, Cedar Falls, Shell Rock, Adel,
Greene, Adair, Leon, Boone, Northwood, Bayard, Algona, Casey,
Manly, Dike, Ottumwa, Albia, Fonda, Lamoni, Corydon, Panora,
Eldora, Bloomfield, Pocahontas, Odebolt, Clear Lake, Tama,
Clarksville, Schaller, Webster City, Gladbrook, Lake View,
Dumont, Kanawha, Sac City, Knoxville, Rockwell City, Carlisle,
Des Moines, Mount Ayr, Denison, Aplington, Humboldt, Waverly,
Norwalk, Pella, Britt, Corning, Grinnell, Creston, Laurens,
Winterset, Exira, Allerton, Belmond, Ames, Atlantic, Osceola,
Carroll, Reinbeck, Rolfe, Garner, Grundy Center, Audubon, Gilmore
City, Iowa Falls, Conrad, Clarion, Chariton, Allison, Jefferson,
Centerville, Parkersburg, Wellsburg, Estherville, Lake City,
Dysart, Manson, Fontanelle, Guthrie Center, Newton, Emmetsburg,
Humeston, Indianola, Earlham, Bedford, Hampton, Eagle Grove,
Ackley, Seymour, Forest City, Waukee, Pomeroy, Traer, Mason City,
Lake Mills, Stuart, Fort Dodge, Oskaloosa, New Market, Early,
Lenox, Greenfield, Toledo, Perry, Waterloo, and Marshalltown
246 PM CDT Wed Jul 23 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105.

* WHERE...All of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

&&

$$

Dodson

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