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WWUS73 KTOP 110606
NPWTOP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
106 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
KSZ011-012-020>024-026-120100-
/O.EXA.KTOP.HT.Y.0010.260811T1700Z-260812T0100Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANHATTAN, WAMEGO, OSKALOOSA, GRANTVILLE,
SABETHA, CONCORDIA, ST. MARYS, MCLOUTH, MERIDEN, VALLEY FALLS,
HORTON, SENECA, NORTONVILLE, HIAWATHA, PERRY, CLAY CENTER, AND HOLTON
106 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CLAY, CLOUD, BROWN, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, NEMAHA,
POTTAWATOMIE, AND RILEY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
KSZ034>040-054>056-058-059-120100-
/O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0010.260811T1700Z-260812T0100Z/
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-
FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAPLE HILL, ALMA, MCFARLAND, COUNCIL GROVE,
LAWRENCE, PAXICO, ALTA VISTA, OSAGE CITY, EMPORIA, HERINGTON,
ABILENE, JUNCTION CITY, OVERBROOK, LYNDON, ESKRIDGE, TOPEKA, OTTAWA,
MINNEAPOLIS, GARNETT, CARBONDALE, BENNINGTON, HARVEYVILLE,
BURLINGTON, BURLINGAME, AND LEBO
106 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
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