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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
148 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
KSZ008>010-020>023-034>038-054-181200-
/O.CON.KTOP.HW.W.0005.251218T0800Z-251219T0000Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-
DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAXICO, LINN, MANHATTAN, HARVEYVILLE,
MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON, WAMEGO, ALTA VISTA, JUNCTION CITY, ALMA,
HANOVER, ABILENE, ESKRIDGE, BELLEVILLE, MCFARLAND, ST. MARYS,
COUNCIL GROVE, BENNINGTON, MINNEAPOLIS, MAPLE HILL, CONCORDIA,
GREENLEAF, CLAY CENTER, CLIFTON, FRANKFORT, EMPORIA, BLUE RAPIDS,
AND HERINGTON
148 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
KSZ011-012-024-026-039-040-055-056-058-059-181200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0014.251218T0800Z-251219T0000Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-
COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSKALOOSA, LYNDON, OVERBROOK, GRANTVILLE,
SENECA, NORTONVILLE, GARNETT, LEBO, LAWRENCE, VALLEY FALLS,
TOPEKA, OSAGE CITY, OTTAWA, PERRY, MERIDEN, HIAWATHA, HORTON,
BURLINGAME, HOLTON, CARBONDALE, MCLOUTH, SABETHA, AND BURLINGTON
148 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...ANDERSON, COFFEY, DOUGLAS, FRANKLIN, OSAGE, SHAWNEE,
BROWN, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, AND NEMAHA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. SMALL
TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN TOO. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY
RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
GARGAN
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