514  
WWUS73 KTOP 180602  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
102 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
KSZ035>038-054-190200-  
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.260518T1400Z-260519T0200Z/  
DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCFARLAND, ALMA, ABILENE, EMPORIA,  
HERINGTON, PAXICO, ESKRIDGE, JUNCTION CITY, MAPLE HILL,  
HARVEYVILLE, ALTA VISTA, AND COUNCIL GROVE  
102 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 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 THIS MORNING TO 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
JP  
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