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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
219 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

WIZ032-033-191100-
/O.EXA.KARX.XH.A.0001.250621T1700Z-250623T0200Z/
Buffalo-Trempealeau-
Including the cities of Whitehall, Arcadia, and Alma
219 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105
  possible.

* WHERE...Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events.

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.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
219 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ041-053>055-061-
191100-
/O.CON.KARX.XH.A.0001.250621T1700Z-250623T0200Z/
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-
Clayton-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-La
Crosse-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant-
Including the cities of Oelwein, Viroqua, New Hampton, Prairie Du
Chien, Charles City, Osage, Richland Center, Preston, Caledonia,
Dodge Center, Winona, Platteville, Wabasha, Austin, La Crosse,
Waukon, Cresco, Elkader, Rochester, and Decorah
219 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, southeast
  Minnesota, and southwest and west central Wisconsin.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events.

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.

&&

$$

JSB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1209 AM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-191315-
/O.CON.KMPX.XH.A.0001.250621T1700Z-250623T0200Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Yellow
Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-
Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-
Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Mora, Ladysmith, Alexandria, Little
Falls, Sauk Rapids, Montevideo, Hastings, Chippewa Falls,
Cambridge, New Ulm, Glenwood, Redwood Falls, Blaine, Long
Prairie, Granite Falls, Menomonie, Willmar, Mankato, Shakopee,
Stillwater, Princeton, Rice Lake, Monticello, Albert Lea,
Gaylord, Waseca, Eau Claire, Hudson, Chaska, Faribault, Durand,
St James, Elk River, Red Wing, Madison, Blue Earth, Victoria,
Hutchinson, St Cloud, Chanhassen, River Falls, Fairmont,
Litchfield, Minneapolis, Le Sueur, Morris, Olivia, Center City,
Benson, Owatonna, St Peter, Osceola, and St Paul
1209 AM CDT Thu Jun 19 2025

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot and humid conditions with heat index values
  of 103 to 108 possible each afternoon. Low temperatures Saturday
  night will remain in the mid 70s to lower 80s, providing little
  relief from the heat.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central,
  southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and
  west central Wisconsin.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events.

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.

&&

$$

CTG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Duluth MN
1004 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

MNZ033-034-036-038-WIZ006>009-191515-
/O.CON.KDLH.XH.A.0001.250621T1700Z-250623T0000Z/
South Cass-Crow Wing-South Aitkin-Pine-Burnett-Washburn-Sawyer-
Price-
Including the cities of Spooner, Pine River, Hayward, Brainerd,
Pine City, Grantsburg, Phillips, Hinckley, and Aitkin
1004 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 103
  possible.

* WHERE...In Minnesota, Crow Wing, Pine, South Aitkin, and South and
  Cass Counties. In Wisconsin, Price, Burnett, Sawyer, and Washburn
  Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the St. Croix Band in
  Burnett County, the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation and the Mille
  Lacs Band, Hinckley, Lena Lake and, East Lake areas.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events.

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.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
954 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-191300-
/O.CON.KDMX.XH.A.0001.250621T1700Z-250623T0200Z/
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, Panora, Corydon, Allerton,
Northwood, Mason City, Parkersburg, Kanawha, Stuart, Ames,
Allison, Waterloo, Knoxville, Adel, New Market, Guthrie Center,
Mount Ayr, Lake View, Denison, Eldora, Pella, Norwalk, Ottumwa,
Dysart, Eagle Grove, Exira, Cedar Falls, Shell Rock, Newton,
Dike, Pocahontas, Atlantic, Audubon, Forest City, Traer, Sac
City, Fontanelle, Greene, Creston, Waverly, Humeston, Reinbeck,
Lamoni, Casey, Hampton, Osceola, Grinnell, Seymour, Carroll,
Centerville, Schaller, Earlham, Pomeroy, Aplington, Fort Dodge,
Chariton, Manson, Marshalltown, Estherville, Belmond, Humboldt,
Lake City, Corning, Waukee, Gladbrook, Tama, Clarion, Emmetsburg,
Rockwell City, Ackley, Oskaloosa, Lake Mills, Algona, Adair,
Bedford, Greenfield, Odebolt, Winterset, Jefferson, Bayard,
Perry, Clarksville, Leon, Early, Toledo, Clear Lake, Des Moines,
Rolfe, Wellsburg, Fonda, Britt, Webster City, Dumont, Laurens,
Garner, Grundy Center, Bloomfield, Manly, Albia, Conrad, Iowa
Falls, Boone, Carlisle, Gilmore City, Lenox, and Indianola
954 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 105 to
  110 degrees possible at times.

* WHERE...Much of Iowa.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A heat wave will begin across Iowa on Friday
  and intensify this weekend, resulting in several consecutive days
  of dangerously hot and humid conditions that may last into early
  next week.

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.

&&

$$

Bury

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
939 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015-024-191200-
/O.CON.KDVN.XH.A.0001.250621T1700Z-250623T0200Z/
Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Iowa-Johnson-
Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson-
Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Rock Island-Mercer-
Including the cities of Bettendorf, Manchester, Davenport, Fort
Madison, Mount Pleasant, Wapello, Vinton, Iowa City, Anamosa,
Independence, Burlington, Muscatine, Aledo, Maquoketa, Clinton,
Dubuque, Washington, Keosauqua, Marengo, Rock Island, Fairfield,
Tipton, Cedar Rapids, Sigourney, and Moline
939 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values above 105
  possible for multiple days, potentially into early next week.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Illinois and east central,
  northeast, and southeast Iowa.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is forecast to be little reprieve
  during the nights, with low temperatures in the mid to possibly
  upper 70s.

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.

&&

$$

Yack

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NOAA National Weather Service
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