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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
143 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>039-054-055-058-152030-
/O.CON.KTOP.HW.W.0001.260315T1200Z-260316T0400Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARBONDALE, WASHINGTON, HARVEYVILLE,
ABILENE, MCFARLAND, NORTONVILLE, PAXICO, LINN, MANHATTAN, PERRY,
GREENLEAF, BURLINGTON, MERIDEN, GRANTVILLE, HANOVER, HORTON,
BENNINGTON, HOLTON, ALMA, MCLOUTH, ALTA VISTA, MINNEAPOLIS,
BURLINGAME, ESKRIDGE, MAPLE HILL, HERINGTON, BELLEVILLE, COUNCIL
GROVE, EMPORIA, OSKALOOSA, LEBO, SENECA, MARYSVILLE, OSAGE CITY,
LYNDON, HIAWATHA, BLUE RAPIDS, WAMEGO, OVERBROOK, JUNCTION CITY,
CLIFTON, VALLEY FALLS, SABETHA, CONCORDIA, FRANKFORT, ST. MARYS,
TOPEKA, AND CLAY CENTER
143 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11
PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER
LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW MAY FALL ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST
KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL IN THESE WINDS CAN RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
KSZ040-056-059-152030-
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.260315T1400Z-260316T0500Z/
DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAWRENCE, OTTAWA, AND GARNETT
143 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...ANDERSON, DOUGLAS, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. SMALL
TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN TOO. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY
RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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