192  
WWUS73 KTOP 180158  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
858 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
KSZ035>038-054-181400-  
/O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260518T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.260518T1400Z-260519T0200Z/  
DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCFARLAND, ABILENE, ESKRIDGE, HERINGTON,  
EMPORIA, JUNCTION CITY, HARVEYVILLE, MAPLE HILL, ALTA VISTA,  
ALMA, COUNCIL GROVE, AND PAXICO  
858 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY
 
   
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...DICKINSON, GEARY, LYON, MORRIS, AND WABAUNSEE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...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>024-034-039-055-058-180300-  
/O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260518T0200Z/  
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-  
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-SHAWNEE-OSAGE-COFFEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNINGTON, LEBO, SENECA, CLAY CENTER,  
CLIFTON, HIAWATHA, BURLINGAME, ST. MARYS, HOLTON, TOPEKA,  
HANOVER, LINN, WASHINGTON, FRANKFORT, CARBONDALE, MARYSVILLE,  
BLUE RAPIDS, SABETHA, LYNDON, GREENLEAF, MANHATTAN, HORTON,  
CONCORDIA, BURLINGTON, WAMEGO, MINNEAPOLIS, OVERBROOK, OSAGE  
CITY, AND BELLEVILLE  
858 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
THE WINDS HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE STRONG.  
 

 
 
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