743  
WWUS73 KICT 021735  
NPWICT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
1235 PM CDT WED SEP 2 2026  
 
KSZ032-033-047-048-050-031200-  
/O.EXA.KICT.HT.Y.0020.260902T1800Z-260905T0200Z/  
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SYLVAN GROVE, ELLSWORTH, GREAT BEND, WILSON,  
RUSSELL, LYONS, STERLING, AND LINCOLN  
1235 PM CDT WED SEP 2 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO AROUND 105 DEGREES EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BARTON, ELLSWORTH, LINCOLN, RICE, AND RUSSELL COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND  
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN  
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT  
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN  
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ049-051>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-031200-  
/O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0020.260902T1800Z-260905T0200Z/  
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-  
ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-  
CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEL AIRE, ROSE HILL, MOLINE, YATES CENTER,  
LONGTON, MULVANE, ATTICA, PARSONS, VALLEY CENTER, EUREKA, COTTONWOOD  
FALLS, MARION, EL DORADO, IOLA, NEODESHA, HILLSBORO, STRONG CITY,  
HOWARD, CEDAR VALE, COFFEYVILLE, HARPER, NEWTON, ARKANSAS CITY,  
ANDOVER, SALINA, MADISON, WELLINGTON, PEABODY, MCPHERSON, HUMBOLDT,  
KINGMAN, DERBY, WINFIELD, SEDAN, PARK CITY, ANTHONY, FREDONIA,  
INDEPENDENCE, AUGUSTA, HAYSVILLE, CHANUTE, HUTCHINSON, AND GRENOLA  
1235 PM CDT WED SEP 2 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO AROUND 105 DEGREES EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND  
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND  
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN  
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT  
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN  
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
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