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WWUS73 KTOP 031820  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
120 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
KSZ026-039-040-055-056-058-059-040900-  
/O.CAN.KTOP.XH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260705T0100Z/  
/O.EXA.KTOP.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260705T0100Z/  
JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSKALOOSA, CARBONDALE, GRANTVILLE,  
NORTONVILLE, BURLINGAME, OVERBROOK, OTTAWA, LYNDON, MERIDEN,  
GARNETT, MCLOUTH, LEBO, PERRY, VALLEY FALLS, TOPEKA, BURLINGTON,  
OSAGE CITY, AND LAWRENCE  
120 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY
 
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 103.  
 
* WHERE...ANDERSON, COFFEY, DOUGLAS, FRANKLIN, OSAGE, SHAWNEE, AND  
JEFFERSON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
CRAMPS, HEAT EXHAUSTION, AND EVEN HEAT STROKE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND  
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN  
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT  
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN  
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 

 
 

 
 
KSZ012-024-038-054-040900-  
/O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260705T0100Z/  
BROWN-JACKSON-WABAUNSEE-LYON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARVEYVILLE, MCFARLAND, HIAWATHA,  
ESKRIDGE, EMPORIA, HORTON, PAXICO, HOLTON, MAPLE HILL, ALMA, AND  
ALTA VISTA  
120 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 101.  
 
* WHERE...LYON, WABAUNSEE, BROWN, AND JACKSON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
CRAMPS, HEAT EXHAUSTION, AND EVEN HEAT STROKE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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