564  
WWUS73 KGID 252234  
NPWGID  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
534 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
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/O.NEW.KGID.XH.W.0001.260725T2234Z-260727T0200Z/  
/O.NEW.KGID.HT.Y.0004.260727T0200Z-260728T0300Z/  
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-  
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-  
PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-  
NUCKOLLS-THAYER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOLDREGE, KENSINGTON, STOCKTON, WOLBACH,  
SHELBY, PHILLIPSBURG, RED CLOUD, OSCEOLA, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, ORD,  
SUPERIOR, GRAND ISLAND, MANKATO, WILLOW ISLAND, SUTTON, STROMSBURG,  
FRANKLIN, ROSEMONT, HOLLINGER, ORLEANS, HARVARD,  
DESHLER, BOSTWICK, YORK, BELOIT, GENOA, CODELL, ST. PAUL, SCOTIA,  
LOUP CITY, BEAVER CITY, JOHNSON LAKE, ARAPAHOE, NELSON, HEBRON,  
COZAD, FULLERTON, POLK, CAMPBELL, OSBORNE, FAIRMONT, INAVALE,  
CAMBRIDGE, SMITH CENTER, PLAINVILLE, GOTHENBURG, HASTINGS, ELWOOD,  
OXFORD, SPALDING, LEXINGTON, AURORA, EDGAR, BURR OAK, IONIA,  
LITCHFIELD, FAIRFIELD, GENEVA, CLAY CENTER, MINDEN, BLADEN, JEWELL,  
HILDRETH, CENTRAL CITY, EXETER, ALMA, GREELEY, BLUE HILL, DOWNS,  
KEARNEY, AND BELLAIRE  
534 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING,  
DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HEAT  
INDEX VALUES REACHING LEAST 105 TO 115 DEGREES. FOR THE HEAT  
ADVISORY ON MONDAY, AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HEAT INDEX AS HIGH  
AS 100 TO 110 DEGREES.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL,  
AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE  
HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH  
HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY  
NIGHTS WILL PROVIDE ONLY LIMITED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT, DROPPING  
ONLY INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S IN MOST OF THE AREA.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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