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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
151 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-250000-
/O.NEW.KTOP.XH.A.0002.260725T1800Z-260729T0000Z/
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 JUNCTION CITY, MAPLE HILL, NORTONVILLE,
OTTAWA, COUNCIL GROVE, GREENLEAF, MCFARLAND, ALTA VISTA, GRANTVILLE,
PERRY, GARNETT, FRANKFORT, MARYSVILLE, LAWRENCE, CLAY CENTER, LEBO,
MANHATTAN, VALLEY FALLS, HARVEYVILLE, CONCORDIA, HERINGTON, EMPORIA,
CLIFTON, SENECA, ESKRIDGE, OSAGE CITY, BLUE RAPIDS, MINNEAPOLIS,
ALMA, BURLINGTON, OSKALOOSA, HIAWATHA, PAXICO, HOLTON, MERIDEN, LINN,
LYNDON, BELLEVILLE, OVERBROOK,
BURLINGAME, ST. MARYS, WAMEGO, ABILENE, WASHINGTON, BENNINGTON,
MCLOUTH, HANOVER, TOPEKA, CARBONDALE, HORTON, AND SABETHA
151 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
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.
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