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WWUS73 KICT 181915
NPWICT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
215 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
KSZ047-069-190100-
/O.EXA.KICT.HT.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/
BARTON-BUTLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREAT BEND, AUGUSTA, ROSE HILL, EL DORADO,
AND ANDOVER
215 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105.
* WHERE...BARTON AND BUTLER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
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.
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.
KSZ067-068-082-083-091>093-096-098>100-190100-
/O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/
RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAYSVILLE, HUTCHINSON, PARK CITY, PARSONS,
DERBY, CHANUTE, MULVANE, COFFEYVILLE, ATTICA, NEWTON, VALLEY CENTER,
WELLINGTON, WINFIELD, HARPER, BEL AIRE, INDEPENDENCE, ANTHONY, SEDAN,
ARKANSAS CITY, KINGMAN, AND CEDAR VALE
215 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 106.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
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.
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.
LAWSON
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