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WWUS73 KTOP 021840  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
140 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
KSZ026-039-040-055-056-058-059-031200-  
/O.CON.KTOP.XH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260705T0100Z/  
JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LYNDON, TOPEKA, GARNETT, MCLOUTH,  
CARBONDALE, GRANTVILLE, OSKALOOSA, LAWRENCE, LEBO, OSAGE CITY,  
BURLINGAME, OVERBROOK, OTTAWA, NORTONVILLE, VALLEY FALLS,  
BURLINGTON, PERRY, AND MERIDEN  
140 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105.  
 
* WHERE...ANDERSON, COFFEY, DOUGLAS, FRANKLIN, OSAGE, SHAWNEE, AND  
JEFFERSON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
KSZ012-024-038-054-031200-  
/O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260705T0100Z/  
BROWN-JACKSON-WABAUNSEE-LYON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALTA VISTA, ALMA, EMPORIA, PAXICO,  
HORTON, MAPLE HILL, ESKRIDGE, HARVEYVILLE, MCFARLAND, HIAWATHA,  
AND HOLTON  
140 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 103.  
 
* WHERE...LYON, WABAUNSEE, BROWN, AND JACKSON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
CRAMPS, HEAT EXHAUSTION, AND EVEN HEAT STROKE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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