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NPWTOP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1140 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>038-270900-
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REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CONCORDIA, FRANKFORT, CLIFTON, MERIDEN,
PERRY, MINNEAPOLIS, BENNINGTON, ST. MARYS, SENECA, WASHINGTON,
ABILENE, MCFARLAND, COUNCIL GROVE, MCLOUTH, SABETHA, PAXICO, JUNCTION
CITY, ALTA VISTA, MANHATTAN, VALLEY FALLS, HIAWATHA, MARYSVILLE,
HERINGTON, LINN, BELLEVILLE, MAPLE HILL, ESKRIDGE, NORTONVILLE,
HOLTON, ALMA, BLUE RAPIDS, OSKALOOSA, HARVEYVILLE, HORTON, GREENLEAF,
HANOVER, WAMEGO, GRANTVILLE, AND CLAY CENTER
1140 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS CANCELLED
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT MONDAY.
* 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.
KSZ039-040-054>056-058-059-270900-
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SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBO, OSAGE CITY, LYNDON, TOPEKA, BURLINGAME,
BURLINGTON, OTTAWA, GARNETT, CARBONDALE, EMPORIA, OVERBROOK, AND
LAWRENCE
1140 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT MONDAY
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS
WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 114. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH,
CONTINUED DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO
105 POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ANDERSON, COFFEY, DOUGLAS, FRANKLIN, LYON, OSAGE, AND
SHAWNEE 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.
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