Iowa weather: Polk County's Extreme Temperature Plan in effect
Iowa weather: Polk County's Extreme Temperature Plan in effect
IT’S A SAD STORY TO SAY WE’RE EVEN GETTING HOTTER THIS WEEK. YEAH, WE STILL GOT A COUPLE MORE DAYS TO GO OF THIS TIME. AND ACTUALLY, PROBABLY TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE WORSE. LET’S JUMP INTO IT HERE. SO TODAY WE STILL HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ANOTHER ABOUT 2.5 HOURS. 8:00 TOMORROW. MOST OF THE STATE, OR AT LEAST HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA, ACTUALLY ENDS UP UNDER AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING. WE’RE GOING TO DIAL THINGS UP ANOTHER NOTCH. NORTHEAST IOWA, ANOTHER HEAT ADVISORY. SO THE BASICALLY THE DIFFERENCE IS ABOUT FIVE DEGREES IN YOUR HEAT INDEX VALUES EXPECTED TOMORROW, ABOUT 110. IN THE ADVISORY AREA, 115 FOR A PEAK HEAT INDEX IN THE WARNING AREA. BY COMPARISON, RIGHT NOW. HEY, NOT BAD COMPARED TO TOMORROW. WE DO HAVE TOD MENTIONED THOUGH LOW ONE HUNDREDS IN A LOT OF SPOTS. SOME OF OUR SMALLER AIRPORTS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO NEARBY FARM FIELDS GETTING A LITTLE EXTRA PUSH SOME MOISTURE. SO THAT’S WHY SOME OF THOSE PLACES LIKE ATLANTIC, CRESTON, CHARITON ARE FEELING LIKE THE 100 TEENS. THOSE DEW POINTS SURGING JUST A LITTLE BIT OUT IN THE COUNTRY. OTHERWISE, THERE’S ONLY ONE LITTLE LONE SHOWER DOWN WAY SOUTHEASTERN IOWA, BASICALLY NORTHWEST OF KEOSAUQUA. THERE’S GOING TO BE SEVERE STORMS TO OUR NORTH THIS EVENING UP IN MINNESOTA. SOME OF THOSE COULD MAKE THEIR WAY INTO NORTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA TONIGHT. OTHERWISE, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. YOUR HEAT INDEX VALUES ONLY FALL TO THE 80S, AND THEN IT’S OFF TO THE RACES TOMORROW. WE HAVEN’T TALKED ABOUT THE OTHER POSSIBILITIES FOR STORMS THIS WEEK YET, THOUGH. WE’LL COVER THOSE IN THE FULL FORECAST. THANK YOU. ZANE. POLK COUNTY IS ACTIVATING ITS EXTREME TEMPERATURE PLAN TOMORROW DUE TO THE HEAT. IT GOES INTO EFFECT AT 8 A.M. COOLING CENTERS WILL NOW BE OPEN
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Iowa weather: Polk County's Extreme Temperature Plan in effect
Polk County's Extreme Temperature Plan went into effect at 8 a.m. Monday and will remain in effect until further notice. Highs will be in the 90s again on Tuesday and heat indices are expected to hit triple-digits.Due to the heat, many Polk County libraries and community centers are identified as cooling centers. Click here to find the cooling center nearest to you. The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority will provide free rides to cooling centers. Riders should tell bus drivers that they want to go to a cooling center when they board.Emergency shelters will also provide weather amnesty. Those include:Catholic Charities — Emergency shelter for families. Central Iowa Shelter & Services — Low-barrier emergency shelter for individuals over 18 in Polk County.Children and Families of Iowa — Safe shelter for individuals and families fleeing domestic violence.Ellipsis — Shelter and programs for youth under 18 who are involved with the child welfare or juvenile justice system.Hawthorn Hill — Operates New Directions shelter for families with children.Hope Ministries — Provides a men’s shelter called Bethel Mission and the Hope Center shelter for women and children.Iowa Homeless Youth Center — Emergency shelter beds for young people between the ages of 18 to 24. Summer safety: Never leave unattended people, pets in hot vehiclesvlog forecast Monday night: More storms, especially across northern Iowa. Severe winds possible. Low 75F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday: Partly to mostly sunny. Heat index as high as 105F. Showers and storms return Tuesday night. High 92F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday night: Partial cloudiness early, with scattered showers and thunderstorms later during the night. Low 72F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.
Polk County's went into effect at 8 a.m. Monday and will remain in effect until further notice. Highs will be in the 90s again on Tuesday and heat indices are expected to hit triple-digits.
Due to the heat, many Polk County libraries and community centers are identified as cooling centers. .
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The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority will provide . Riders should tell bus drivers that they want to go to a cooling center when they board.
Emergency shelters will also provide weather amnesty. Those include:
- — Emergency shelter for families.
- — Low-barrier emergency shelter for individuals over 18 in Polk County.
- — Safe shelter for individuals and families fleeing domestic violence.
- — Shelter and programs for youth under 18 who are involved with the child welfare or juvenile justice system.
- Hawthorn Hill — Operates shelter for families with children.
- Hope Ministries — Provides a men’s shelter called and the shelter for women and children.
- — Emergency shelter beds for young people between the ages of 18 to 24.
Summer safety: Never leave unattended people, pets in hot vehicles
vlog forecast
- Monday night: More storms, especially across northern Iowa. Severe winds possible. Low 75F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Partly to mostly sunny. Heat index as high as 105F. Showers and storms return Tuesday night. High 92F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday night: Partial cloudiness early, with scattered showers and thunderstorms later during the night. Low 72F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.
