260  
WWUS73 KTOP 220853  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
253 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
KSZ008>012-020>024-222200-  
/O.NEW.KTOP.CW.Y.0001.260123T1200Z-260125T1800Z/  
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-  
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SENECA, CLIFTON, HORTON, WASHINGTON,  
HANOVER, FRANKFORT, GREENLEAF, CONCORDIA, LINN, SABETHA, CLAY  
CENTER, HOLTON, MANHATTAN, BELLEVILLE, BLUE RAPIDS, WAMEGO,  
MARYSVILLE, ST. MARYS, AND HIAWATHA  
253 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 21 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CLAY, CLOUD, REPUBLIC, WASHINGTON, BROWN, JACKSON,  
MARSHALL, NEMAHA, POTTAWATOMIE, AND RILEY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ026-034>040-054>056-058-059-222200-  
/O.NEW.KTOP.CW.Y.0001.260124T0000Z-260125T1800Z/  
JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-  
LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OVERBROOK, ABILENE, OSAGE CITY,  
MINNEAPOLIS, PAXICO, EMPORIA, VALLEY FALLS, BENNINGTON,  
HARVEYVILLE, ESKRIDGE, HERINGTON, LYNDON, JUNCTION CITY, ALMA,  
NORTONVILLE, MERIDEN, BURLINGTON, MCFARLAND, GRANTVILLE, MAPLE  
HILL, MCLOUTH, LEBO, OSKALOOSA, CARBONDALE, GARNETT, LAWRENCE,  
ALTA VISTA, PERRY, OTTAWA, BURLINGAME, TOPEKA, AND COUNCIL GROVE  
253 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO NOON CST  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND  
NORTHEAST KANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
 
 
 
 
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