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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 Aberdeen SD
1145 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-191445-
/O.CON.KABR.XH.A.0001.250621T1700Z-250623T0200Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Watertown, Britton, Clear Lake, Milbank,
Hayti, Ortonville, Clark, Sisseton, Webster, and Wheaton
1145 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 from 100
  to 105 possible.

* WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South
  Dakota, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and
  Roberts 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.

&&

$$

TMT

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 Duluth MN
1004 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

MNZ010>012-018-019-025-026-035-037-WIZ001>004-191515-
/O.CON.KDLH.XH.A.0001.250622T1700Z-250623T0000Z/
Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook and Lake-North Itasca-
Central St. Louis-North Cass-South Itasca-Northern Aitkin-Carlton
and South St. Louis-Douglas-Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-
Including the cities of Washburn, International Falls, Grand
Rapids, Superior, Hibbing, Ashland, Walker, Hurley, Bigfork,
Duluth, Hill City, Ely, Bayfield, and Isabella
1004 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

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

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 102
  possible.

* WHERE...In Minnesota, Northern Aitkin, Koochiching, North Cass,
  Itasca, Carlton, St. Louis, and Northern Cook and Lake Counties.
  In Wisconsin, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron Counties. This
  includes the Tribal Lands of the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake
  area, the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band, the Fond
  du Lac Band, the Bad River Reservation, the Red Cliff Band and the
  Bois Forte Band, Nett Lake, Deer Creek and, Lake Vermilion areas.
  Other locations including Madeline Island, Voyageurs National Park
  and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The entire Boundary
  Waters is also included.

* WHEN...From Sunday 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.

&&

$$

For more information on Northland weather, visit www.weather.
gov/duluth

Britt

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 Sioux Falls SD
826 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-191000-
/O.CON.KFSD.XH.A.0001.250620T1600Z-250622T0300Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena
Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-
Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-
McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-
Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
Including the cities of Wagner, Allen, Clayton, Parker, Huron,
Luverne, Rock Rapids, Chancellor, Larchwood, Orange City, Sibley,
Wakefield, Hartley, Tea, Canton, Marshall, Sioux Center, Avon,
Arnolds Park, Hull, Woonsocket, Burke, Tyndall, George, Yankton,
Fulda, Sioux City, Spencer, Storm Lake, Windom, Ida Grove,
Slayton, Lake Benton, Madison, Wessington Springs, Le Mars,
Lennox, Stickney, Lake Andes, Armour, Corsica, Orland, Sanborn,
Viborg, Cherokee, Jefferson, Bridgewater, Platte, Jackson, Spirit
Lake, South Sioux City, Parkston, Hawarden, Montrose, Tabor,
Harrisburg, Beresford, Tyler, Hurley, Arlington, De Smet,
Chamberlain, Alexandria, Canistota, Emery, Brookings,
Springfield, Pipestone, Flandreau, Delmont, Centerville,
Holstein, Milford, Marty, Vermillion, Sioux Falls, Tripp, Marion,
Salem, Ivanhoe, Hendricks, Gregory, Howard, Freeman, Alpena, Elk
Point, Alcester, Sheldon, Mountain Lake, Lakefield, Kimball,
Scotland, Ponca, Lake Preston, North Sioux City, Menno, White
Lake, Rock Valley, Battle Creek, Worthington, Irene, Mitchell,
Plankinton, and Inwood
826 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 108
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest
  Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and central, east central, south
  central, and southeast South Dakota.

* WHEN...From Friday morning through Saturday evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

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

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

&&

$$

Dux

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
347 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

MNZ029>032-040-NDZ052-053-190500-
/O.EXT.KFGF.XH.A.0001.250621T1800Z-250623T0000Z/
Wilkin-West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Sargent-
Richland-
Including the cities of Wadena, New York Mills, Forman, Wahpeton,
Elbow Lake, Breckenridge, Gwinner, and Fergus Falls
347 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

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

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 100
  possible.

* WHERE...In Minnesota, Wadena, East Otter Tail, Grant, West Otter
  Tail, and Wilkin Counties. In North Dakota, Richland and Sargent
  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

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

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NOAA National Weather Service
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Silver Spring, MD 20910
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