394  
WWUS73 KTOP 261636  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
1136 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
KSZ008>010-020-021-034-035-271000-  
/O.CAN.KTOP.HT.Y.0008.260727T0200Z-260728T0000Z/  
/O.EXT.KTOP.XH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260728T0200Z/  
/O.EXT.KTOP.XH.A.0002.260728T0200Z-260729T0000Z/  
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE RAPIDS, ABILENE, LINN, CONCORDIA,  
BELLEVILLE, GREENLEAF, CLAY CENTER, HANOVER, FRANKFORT, CLIFTON,  
MINNEAPOLIS, BENNINGTON, MARYSVILLE, HERINGTON, AND WASHINGTON  
1136 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
 
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT MONDAY
 
 
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH  
TUESDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS  
WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH,  
DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 98  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...DICKINSON, CLAY, CLOUD, OTTAWA, REPUBLIC, WASHINGTON, AND  
MARSHALL COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING AND SECOND EXTREME HEAT  
WARNING, UNTIL 9 PM CDT MONDAY. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, FROM  
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
KSZ011-012-022>024-026-036>040-054>056-058-059-271000-  
/O.CAN.KTOP.HT.Y.0006.260727T0200Z-260728T0000Z/  
/O.EXT.KTOP.XH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260728T0200Z/  
/O.EXT.KTOP.XH.A.0002.260728T0200Z-260729T0000Z/  
NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-MORRIS-  
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LYNDON, TOPEKA, BURLINGAME, BURLINGTON,  
CARBONDALE, MERIDEN, PERRY, ST. MARYS, SENECA, MCFARLAND, OSAGE  
CITY, COUNCIL GROVE, MCLOUTH, SABETHA, PAXICO, JUNCTION CITY, ALTA  
VISTA, MANHATTAN, VALLEY FALLS, HIAWATHA, LAWRENCE, LEBO, MAPLE HILL,  
ESKRIDGE, GARNETT, OVERBROOK, NORTONVILLE, HOLTON, ALMA, OSKALOOSA,  
HARVEYVILLE, HORTON, OTTAWA, EMPORIA, WAMEGO, AND GRANTVILLE  
1136 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
 
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT MONDAY
 
 
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH  
TUESDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS  
WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH,  
CONTINUED DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO  
105 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING AND SECOND EXTREME HEAT  
WARNING, UNTIL 9 PM CDT MONDAY. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, FROM  
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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