Iowa Faces 2-of-5 Severe Storm Risk as Heat Indexes Climb Into the Upper 90s
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Updated · KCCI Des Moines · Jul 2
Iowa Faces 2-of-5 Severe Storm Risk as Heat Indexes Climb Into the Upper 90s
3 articles · Updated · KCCI Des Moines · Jul 2
Summary
Northern Iowa is under a 2-of-5 severe weather risk today and tonight as storm chances build in hot, humid conditions, with the best chances arriving late this afternoon and evening.
Highs near 90 and heat index values in the mid to upper 90s are helping destabilize the atmosphere, raising the odds that some storms could strengthen to isolated severe levels.
Friday brings higher rain chances and a broader 2-of-5 severe risk statewide, with the threat expected to peak during the evening and overnight hours.
Storm chances should fade after Saturday as the heat dome shifts east; temperatures ease back into the 80s by Sunday, though humidity and 90s heat indexes are expected to linger into next week.