897  
WWUS73 KTOP 151850  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
150 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>039-054-055-058-160300-  
/O.CON.KTOP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-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 BELLEVILLE, WASHINGTON, HANOVER, CLIFTON,  
LINN, GREENLEAF, MARYSVILLE, BLUE RAPIDS, FRANKFORT, SABETHA,  
SENECA, HIAWATHA, HORTON, CONCORDIA, CLAY CENTER, MANHATTAN,  
WAMEGO, ST. MARYS, HOLTON, VALLEY FALLS, OSKALOOSA, PERRY,  
MCLOUTH, GRANTVILLE, MERIDEN, NORTONVILLE, MINNEAPOLIS,  
BENNINGTON, ABILENE, HERINGTON, JUNCTION CITY, COUNCIL GROVE,  
ALMA, ESKRIDGE, MAPLE HILL, ALTA VISTA, MCFARLAND, HARVEYVILLE,  
PAXICO, TOPEKA, EMPORIA, OSAGE CITY, CARBONDALE, LYNDON,  
BURLINGAME, OVERBROOK, BURLINGTON, AND LEBO  
150 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND  
NORTHEAST KANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID BEING OUTSIDE IN FORESTED AREAS AND AROUND  
TREES AND BRANCHES. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ040-056-059-160300-  
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T0500Z/  
DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAWRENCE, OTTAWA, AND GARNETT  
150 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...ANDERSON, DOUGLAS, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY  
RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  
 
 
 
 
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