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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1147 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-021000-
/O.NEW.KTOP.HT.Y.0013.260902T1800Z-260905T0100Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERINGTON, GARNETT, OTTAWA, MARYSVILLE,
PAXICO, MINNEAPOLIS, CLIFTON, LINN, FRANKFORT, CONCORDIA, HOLTON,
ABILENE, LAWRENCE, BURLINGAME, LEBO, LYNDON, BELLEVILLE, TOPEKA,
ST. MARYS, HARVEYVILLE, SABETHA, OVERBROOK, HIAWATHA, PERRY,
JUNCTION CITY, ALTA VISTA, NORTONVILLE, WAMEGO, ALMA, ESKRIDGE,
BURLINGTON, MERIDEN, OSAGE CITY, OSKALOOSA, GREENLEAF, MANHATTAN,
SENECA, VALLEY FALLS, HANOVER, EMPORIA, BENNINGTON, HORTON,
WASHINGTON, CLAY CENTER, CARBONDALE, MAPLE HILL, COUNCIL GROVE,
MCFARLAND, GRANTVILLE, BLUE RAPIDS, AND MCLOUTH
1147 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 106 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT CRAMPS,
HEAT EXHAUSTION, AND EVEN HEAT STROKE.
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.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
CP
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