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WWUS73 KTOP 270627
NPWTOP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
127 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2026
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-272100-
/O.NEW.KTOP.XH.A.0001.260628T1800Z-260701T0200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. MARYS, PAXICO, LEBO, JUNCTION CITY,
EMPORIA, OSAGE CITY, ALTA VISTA, HARVEYVILLE, MERIDEN, ABILENE,
HIAWATHA, ALMA, WASHINGTON, BELLEVILLE, BURLINGAME, MCLOUTH,
CARBONDALE, SENECA, PERRY, GARNETT, MARYSVILLE, MANHATTAN,
GREENLEAF, OVERBROOK, OTTAWA, OSKALOOSA, CLIFTON, HOLTON,
GRANTVILLE, FRANKFORT, MAPLE HILL, MCFARLAND, LAWRENCE, COUNCIL
GROVE, HORTON, CONCORDIA, BLUE RAPIDS, SABETHA, TOPEKA,
HERINGTON, ESKRIDGE, HANOVER, LYNDON, NORTONVILLE, LINN,
MINNEAPOLIS, VALLEY FALLS, BENNINGTON, CLAY CENTER, BURLINGTON,
AND WAMEGO
127 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S
WILL NOT PROVIDE MUCH RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. HOT AND HUMID
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
FLANAGAN
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