491  
WWUS73 KTOP 220418  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
1118 PM CDT SAT JUN 21 2025  
 
KSZ008-009-020>022-034>037-222115-  
/O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250623T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0009.250622T1500Z-250623T0100Z/  
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-  
MORRIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HANOVER, CONCORDIA, BENNINGTON,  
HERINGTON, MINNEAPOLIS, BELLEVILLE, COUNCIL GROVE, GREENLEAF,  
ABILENE, CLIFTON, WASHINGTON, LINN, JUNCTION CITY, CLAY CENTER,  
AND MANHATTAN  
1118 PM CDT SAT JUN 21 2025  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO  
104. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...DICKINSON, GEARY, MORRIS, CLAY, CLOUD, OTTAWA, REPUBLIC,  
WASHINGTON, AND RILEY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE WIND  
ADVISORY, FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. SMALL  
TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN TOO. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY  
RESULT. HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT CRAMPS,  
HEAT EXHAUSTION, AND EVEN HEAT STROKE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.  
 
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ010>012-023-024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059-222115-  
/O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250623T0200Z/  
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-  
SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HIAWATHA, CARBONDALE, VALLEY FALLS,  
BURLINGTON, MARYSVILLE, ESKRIDGE, LYNDON, OSKALOOSA, HARVEYVILLE,  
LAWRENCE, MCFARLAND, BLUE RAPIDS, ST. MARYS, PAXICO, NORTONVILLE,  
OVERBROOK, ALTA VISTA, GRANTVILLE, OSAGE CITY, HOLTON, SABETHA,  
ALMA, TOPEKA, PERRY, MAPLE HILL, SENECA, EMPORIA, MCLOUTH,  
MERIDEN, FRANKFORT, OTTAWA, WAMEGO, BURLINGAME, LEBO, GARNETT,  
AND HORTON  
1118 PM CDT SAT JUN 21 2025  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 103.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
FLANAGAN  
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