Weather Alerts For Bennington, NE

# HEADLINE -------------------- EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST IOWA AND THE OMAHA METRO # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 108 possible in southwest Iowa and the Omaha metro. WHERE In Iowa, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, and Pottawattamie Counties. In Nebraska, Douglas and Sarpy Counties. WHEN From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening. IMPACTS Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. ADDITIONAL DETAILS Heat indices overnight fall only into the mid-70s preventing uncooled homes from dispersing the day's heat. The dangerous heat may linger well past Tuesday through much of the work week. ISSUED AT Friday, June 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Douglas, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Sarpy Including the cities of Shenandoah, Red Oak, Omaha, Bellevue, La Vista, Tabor, Clarinda, Papillion, Farragut, Glenwood, Hamburg, Council Bluffs, and Sidney