Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
347 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
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347 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central
Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, central South
Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and
southeast South Dakota.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Patchy fog may reduce visibility below a mile east of I-29 this
morning.
Thunderstorms return to the area by late morning, continuing through
the late afternoon and evening. Isolated strong storms may produce
hail to the size of a ping pong ball and wind gusts to 65 mph.
Locally heavy rainfall is possible Sunday with isolated totals of 2
to 4 inches. Some locations with multiple rounds of thunderstorms
may exceed 4 inches of rainfall through this evening.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Hot and humid again for Monday with Heat Index values in the 90s to
near 100 for areas along the southern Missouri River Valley.
Periodic storm chances continue into the middle part of the week.
Isolated severe storms and locally heavy rainfall possible.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation may be needed Sunday and again at times early
next week.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
344 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
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Appanoose-Davis-
344 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight
Patchy dense fog is ongoing across portions of the state and may
continue for several more hours.
Thunderstorms are possible from this morning through evening,
particularly in western Iowa. A strong storm with damaging wind,
heavy rain, or large hail cannot be ruled out.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
Thunderstorms are possible again Monday night to Tuesday night
across a large part of the state. An isolated severe storm is
possible.
Heat returns Tuesday afternoon with heat indices near 100 degrees
currently being forecast.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
&&
NWS Des Moines will discontinue the Hazardous Weather Outlook
product (HWO) on September 30th, 2026. Weather hazards and
outlooks will continue to be provided through the standard
forecast channels, including weather briefing packets, forecast
discussions, weather story graphics, the experimental graphical
hazardous weather outlook, and updated hazard messaging. All
local products and visual tools are accessible directly at
weather.gov/desmoines.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
232 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
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Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-
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St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
232 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Isolated thunderstorms are possible in far western Minnesota late
tonight into Sunday morning, but the risk for severe weather is
low.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
Scattered thunderstorms are possible again Sunday afternoon and
evening. A few of the stronger thunderstorms in western Minnesota
may damaging winds and large hail.
Scattered thunderstorms are possible Monday afternoon and
evening. A few of the stronger thunderstorms in western Minnesota
may damaging winds and large hail.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Sat Sep 05 2026
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Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton-
Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton-
Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-
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0505 AM CDT Sat Sep 05 2026
This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Through tonight.
Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Hazardous / prolonged heat continues through the weekend and into
next week.
- Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect through 8 PM Saturday area
wide and through 8 PM Tuesday for areas along and south of
a line from St. Joseph MO to Boonville MO
- Chances (20 to 35 percent) for thunderstorms Sunday afternoon
and evening, with greatest chances tending to be over northern
Missouri.
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