Alert archive / Iowa / Excessive Heat Warnings in 2012
Excessive Heat Warning 1, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 4, 2012, 4:08 PM CDT for 51 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 3 days. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2012, 4:08 PM CDT (21:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
All 51 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 6:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Slater, IA | SEVERAL TREES IN A SMALL GROVE SNAPPED AND A NUMBER OF LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. FIELD OF FLATTENED CORN ABOUT A MILE WIDE. DAMAGED CAUSED BY A MICROBURST. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 230 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 483 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -211 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
265 WWUS73 KDMX 042108 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 408 PM CDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WARM THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS AS WELL...RESULTING IN LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-050515- /O.UPG.KDMX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDMX.EH.W.0001.120704T2108Z-120707T1200Z/ 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...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 408 PM CDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN IN THE 90S TO LOW 100S DURING THE EVENINGS RESULTING IN LITTLE RELIEF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$
15 follow-up statements
313 WWUS73 KDMX 050157 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 857 PM CDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE WORKWEEK. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WARM THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS WELL...RESULTING IN LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-051000- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ 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...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 857 PM CDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN IN THE 90S DURING THE EVENINGS RESULTING IN LITTLE RELIEF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ KD
352 WWUS73 KDMX 050836 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 336 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY WARM THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS WELL...RESULTING IN LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. SOME CLOUD COVER AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY HELP DIMINISH THE HEAT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA TODAY. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-051645- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ 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...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 336 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN IN THE 90S DURING THE EVENINGS RESULTING IN LITTLE RELIEF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR- CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ REV
688 WWUS73 KDMX 051530 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY WARM THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS WELL...RESULTING IN LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-052330- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ 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...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1030 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...CLOUD COVER AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PROVIDED SLIGHT RELIEF ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA THIS MORNING...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE REBOUNDING QUICKLY. HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN IN THE 90S DURING THE EVENINGS RESULTING IN LITTLE RELIEF EVEN AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR- CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ LEE
757 WWUS73 KDMX 052040 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 340 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA INTO EARLY SATURDAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY WARM THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...RESULTING IN LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-060445- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ 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...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 340 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...CLOUDS GENERATED BY MORNING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE GRANTED SOME SLIGHT RELIEF ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA HAS SEEN HEAT INDICES RISE ABOVE 100 DEGREES AND EVEN IN THE NORTH TEMPERATURES HAVE BEGUN TO RISE STEADILY AGAIN. EXPECT THE HEAT INDEX TO REMAIN AROUND 80 LATE TONIGHT...THEN RISE INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR- CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ LEE
689 WWUS73 KDMX 060144 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 844 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY WARM THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...RESULTING IN LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY YET. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-060945- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ 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...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 844 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE NO LOWER THAN THE MIDDLE OR UPPER 70S...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE SAME RANGE. FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY YET. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS POSSIBLY SEEING HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 110 TO 115 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR- CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ ZOGG
230 WWUS73 KDMX 060831 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 331 AM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH TONIGHT... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY YET WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER THAN THURSDAY. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-061645- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ 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...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 331 AM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGHS TODAY WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S...A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN THURSDAY IN MANY LOCATIONS. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ REV
365 WWUS73 KDMX 061444 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 944 AM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH TONIGHT... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY YET WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER THAN THURSDAY. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-062245- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ 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...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 944 AM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGHS TODAY WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S...A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN THURSDAY IN MANY LOCATIONS. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ LEE
023 WWUS73 KDMX 062003 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 303 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...HEAT AND HUMIDITY TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY... .A COOL FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS IOWA ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT...THEN ON SATURDAY WILL BE CONFINED TO PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN IOWA WHERE THE FRONT WILL NOT COME THROUGH UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY. IAZ060>062-072>075-082>086-092>097-070415- /O.EXT.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 303 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...AFTER HIGHS OF AROUND 100 AND HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 110 TODAY...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE MID 70S AGAIN TONIGHT WITH HIGHS OF NEAR 100 EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>059-070-071-081- 070415- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE- BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA... GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON... BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER... ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...CORNING 303 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...AFTER HIGHS OF AROUND 100 AND HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 110 TODAY...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 70S AGAIN TONIGHT BEFORE A COOL FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ LEE
604 WWUS73 KDMX 070203 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 903 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BEGINNING TONIGHT... .A COOL FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS IOWA FROM TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WHILE LOCATIONS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SEE A REPRIEVE FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE COOL FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHEASTERN IOWA UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY HOWEVER...SO LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA WILL LIKELY ONE MORE DAY OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>036-044-045-070315- /O.EXT.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL 903 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL FALL TONIGHT...IN THE WAKE OF A COOL FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD. LOCATIONS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SEE A REPRIEVE FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S BY SUNRISE ON SATURDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER THAN THOSE SEEN ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ IAZ037>039-046>050-057>059-070-071-081-071015- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...CORNING 903 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 70S. A COOL FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING A REPRIEVE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT IN ITS WAKE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ IAZ060>062-072>075-082>086-092>097-071015- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 903 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...LOWS TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 70S. HIGHS OF NEAR 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH IOWA BRINGS A REPRIEVE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ ZOGG
364 WWUS73 KDMX 070324 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1024 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BEGINNING TONIGHT... .A COOL FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS IOWA FROM TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WHILE LOCATIONS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SEE A REPRIEVE FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE COOL FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHEASTERN IOWA UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY HOWEVER...SO LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA WILL LIKELY ONE MORE DAY OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>036-044-045-070430- /O.EXP.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T0300Z/ EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO- POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN- WEBSTER-HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY... NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS... HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY... ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL 1024 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS EXPIRED... A COOL FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING A REPRIEVE FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT OF THE PAST FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S BY SUNRISE ON SATURDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER THAN THOSE SEEN ON FRIDAY. $$ IAZ037>039-046>050-057>059-070-071-081-071130- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...CORNING 1024 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 70S. A COOL FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING A REPRIEVE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT IN ITS WAKE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ IAZ060>062-072>075-082>086-092>097-071130- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1024 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...LOWS TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 70S. HIGHS OF NEAR 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY... BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH IOWA BRINGS A REPRIEVE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ ZOGG
491 WWUS73 KDMX 070840 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 340 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES SOUTH WHILE ENDING NORTH TODAY... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS IOWA TODAY...WHILE LOCATIONS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SEE AN END TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE COLD FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN IOWA UNTIL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN IOWA WILL HAVE ONE MORE DAY OF EXCESSIVE HEAT BEFORE THE HOT TEMPERATURES ARE REPLACED BY COOLER AND MORE NORMAL READINGS. IAZ081-071645- /O.EXT.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORNING 340 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAT INDICES APPROACHING THE LOWER 100S BY MID AFTERNOON BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH IOWA BRINGING AN END TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ IAZ037>039-046>050-057>059-070-071-071200- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD 340 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 70S. HIGHS OF 85 TO 90 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH IOWA BRINGING AN END TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT TODAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ IAZ060>062-072>075-082>086-092>097-071645- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-UNION-CLARKE- LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE- DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CRESTON... OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR... LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 340 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS OF 95 TO NEAR 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH IOWA BRINGING AN END TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ REV
716 WWUS73 KDMX 071150 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 650 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES SOUTH TODAY... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS IOWA TODAY...WHILE LOCATIONS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SEE AN END TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE COLD FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN IOWA UNTIL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN IOWA WILL HAVE ONE MORE DAY OF EXCESSIVE HEAT BEFORE THE HOT TEMPERATURES ARE REPLACED BY COOLER AND MORE NORMAL READINGS. IAZ037>039-046>050-057>059-070-071-071300- /O.EXP.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T1200Z/ HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON- GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDORA...GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO... JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON... GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD 650 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... NORTH WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO BRING COOLER AIR INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA. ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR...SOME CLOUDS WILL ALSO KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM REACHING THE EXTREME LEVELS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS. THEREFORE...THE HEAT WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. $$ IAZ060>062-072>075-081>086-092>097-072000- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 650 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS OF 95 TO NEAR 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH IOWA BRINGING AN END TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$ REV
644 WWUS73 KDMX 071535 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1035 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES SOUTH TODAY... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS IOWA TODAY...WHILE LOCATIONS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SEE AN END TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE COLD FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN IOWA UNTIL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERN IOWA WILL HAVE ONE MORE DAY OF EXCESSIVE HEAT BEFORE THE HOT TEMPERATURES ARE REPLACED BY COOLER AND MORE NORMAL READINGS. IAZ060>062-072>075-081>086-092>097-072345- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 1035 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR 105 IN THE SOUTHEAST ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH IOWA TO BRING AN END TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS AS WELL AS LIVESTOCK. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$
714 WWUS73 KDMX 072052 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 352 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES SOUTH TODAY... .HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. COOLER AIR IS ON THE WAY HOWEVER AS A COLD FRONT PASSES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE STATE THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY. IAZ060>062-072>075-081>086-092>097-080000- /O.CON.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 352 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...READINGS IN THE 95 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE LOW TO MID 90S AS A COLD FRONT PASSES. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS AND PETS AS WELL AS LIVESTOCK. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && $$
412 WWUS73 KDMX 072354 NPWDMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 654 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...REPRIEVE FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT... .A COOL FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH MUCH OF IOWA...AND HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF THE AREA CURRENTLY UNDER THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. THE PASSAGE OF THE COOL FRONT WILL USHER IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES...WHICH WILL RESULT IN LOWER HEAT INDEX VALUES. IAZ060>062-072>075-081>086-092>097-080100- /O.EXP.KDMX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION- CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL... WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING... CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD... MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD 654 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A COOL FRONT HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF THE AREA...BRINGING COOLER AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR IN ITS WAKE. $$ ZOGG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this excessive heat warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this excessive heat warning went out at Jul 4, 3:57 PM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 3:57 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 357 PM CDT WED JUL 4 2012 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/... MAIN CONCERN FOR TONIGHT...ASIDE FROM THE CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES...IS PRECIP CHANCES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD. ATTM NO POPS ARE IN THE FCST FOR OUR CWA. 12Z WRF/NMM BRINGS THE CURRENT CONVECTION IN NORTHERN MN SOUTH INTO IA TONIGHT AS ISOLD/SCATTERED TSRA...IN CONJUNCTION WITH A WEAK SFC BOUNDARY. THAT SOLUTION APPEARS TO BE TOO BULLISH HOWEVER SO HAVE HELD OFF ON MENTION OF PRECIP. EVENING SHIFT WILL HAVE TO MONITOR HOWEVER. LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... DURATION OF HEAT AND POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE WEEKEND ARE THE PRIMARY CHALLENGES WITH THIS FORECAST. CONTINUE TO FOLLOW CLOSER TO THE CONSISTENT ECMWF THOUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD WITH LARGE UPPER LEVEL HIGH CENTERED OVER MISSOURI THROUGH FRIDAY THEN BEGINNING TO RETROGRADE TO THE WEST AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER EASTERN CANADA AND INTO NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. FRONTAL BOUNDARY SITUATED OVER THE DAKOTAS AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SINK SLOWLY SOUTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT SHOULD STAY NORTH OF THE BORDER THROUGH THIS TIME. THE BOUNDARY WILL BE CLOSE TO THE FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY BEFORE LIFTING A BIT BACK TO THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT. CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW WOULD POSE A BETTER CHANCE TO REACH A BIT FARTHER INTO NORTHERN IOWA ON THURSDAY BUT ANY OUTFLOW SHOULD BE SHALLOW AND WASHOUT QUICKLY. DEWPOINT VALUES SHOULD INCREASE A FEW DEGREES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH THE POOLING MOISTURE DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE HEAT WILL REMAIN AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE HIGHER DEWPOINTS SHOULD INCREASE HEAT INDEX VALUES FURTHER. IN COLLABORATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...WILL UPGRADE THE HEAT ADVISORY TO AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. WHILE HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY NOT REACH THE 110 DEGREE CRITERIA...THE CURRENT HEAT DURATION HAS REACHED A CRITICAL POINT THAT VALIDATES THE UPGRADE. AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH...POSSIBLE SOME COOLER AIR REACHES THE FAR NORTH THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WHICH MAY NECESSITATE A CANCELLATION IN THOSE AREAS. CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE THIS WEEKEND AND HAVE FOCUSED POPS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT THEN TRENDING DRY INTO NEXT WEEK AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHIFTS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER RIDGE SHIFTS INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. A FEW UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVES COULD TRACK THROUGH THE NORTHWEST FLOW NEXT WEEK BUT AT THIS TIME TO DIFFICULT TO TRACK AND THUS INCLUDE ANY POPS AT THIS POINT. .AVIATION... 04/18Z...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TERMINALS. AN UPPER LEVEL PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WX. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY THAT SOME ISOLD TSRA MAY DEVELOP TO THE NORTH OF IA LATE TONIGHT...BUT IT APPEARS UNLIKELY THEY WILL SINK SOUTH INTO THE TAF SITES. && .DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR ADAIR-ADAMS-APPANOOSE-AUDUBON-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-BREMER- BUTLER-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CASS-CERRO GORDO-CLARKE-CRAWFORD-DALLAS- DAVIS-DECATUR-EMMET-FRANKLIN-GREENE-GRUNDY-GUTHRIE-HAMILTON- HANCOCK-HARDIN-HUMBOLDT-JASPER-KOSSUTH-LUCAS-MADISON-MAHASKA- MARION-MARSHALL-MONROE-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-POLK-POWESHIEK- RINGGOLD-SAC-STORY-TAMA-TAYLOR-UNION-WAPELLO-WARREN-WAYNE-WEBSTER- WINNEBAGO-WORTH-WRIGHT. && SHORT TERM...ZOGG LONG TERM...DONAVON AVIATION...ZOGG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 4:57 AM CDT, 11 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 457 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-051100- 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- 457 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AT THIS TIME THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.