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WWUS73 KTOP 171706  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
1206 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
KSZ035>038-054-180515-  
/O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.260518T1400Z-260519T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260518T0200Z/  
DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALTA VISTA, MAPLE HILL, ALMA, ABILENE,  
MCFARLAND, COUNCIL GROVE, EMPORIA, HARVEYVILLE, ESKRIDGE,  
HERINGTON, JUNCTION CITY, AND PAXICO  
1206 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST WIND ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. FOR THE SECOND WIND ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 20  
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...DICKINSON, GEARY, LYON, MORRIS, AND WABAUNSEE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
FOR THE SECOND WIND ADVISORY, FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
KSZ008>012-020>024-034-039-055-058-180200-  
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260518T0200Z/  
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-  
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-SHAWNEE-OSAGE-COFFEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HORTON, CARBONDALE, OSAGE CITY, ST.  
MARYS, BELLEVILLE, OVERBROOK, WASHINGTON, WAMEGO, GREENLEAF,  
LYNDON, CONCORDIA, MARYSVILLE, MINNEAPOLIS, CLAY CENTER, LEBO,  
BURLINGAME, HIAWATHA, HOLTON, BURLINGTON, SENECA, BLUE RAPIDS,  
MANHATTAN, FRANKFORT, TOPEKA, LINN, CLIFTON, HANOVER, BENNINGTON,  
AND SABETHA  
1206 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND NORTHEAST  
KANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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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