Weather Alerts For Hancock, IA

# HEADLINE -------------------- EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115. WHERE In Iowa, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, and Pottawattamie Counties. In Nebraska, Douglas and Sarpy Counties. WHEN Until 10 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. ISSUED AT Monday, July 27, 2026 at 7:05 AM 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 Papillion, Omaha, Farragut, Clarinda, Shenandoah, La Vista, Hamburg, Tabor, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Sidney, Red Oak, and Bellevue

Closest strike: 3.25 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.