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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
233 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
KSZ020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-150930-
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CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-
ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALLEY FALLS, ABILENE, OTTAWA, BURLINGTON,
ALMA, MANHATTAN, MAPLE HILL, MINNEAPOLIS, MERIDEN, COUNCIL GROVE,
CARBONDALE, WAMEGO, NORTONVILLE, EMPORIA, PAXICO, OVERBROOK, JUNCTION
CITY, CONCORDIA, MCFARLAND, TOPEKA, OSAGE CITY, BURLINGAME, ALTA
VISTA, BENNINGTON, MCLOUTH, LAWRENCE, CLAY
CENTER, HARVEYVILLE, LYNDON, PERRY, HERINGTON, HOLTON, ST. MARYS,
GARNETT, GRANTVILLE, ESKRIDGE, LEBO, AND OSKALOOSA
233 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* 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.
STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, STAY INFORMED.
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