991  
WWUS73 KTOP 270226  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
926 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
KSZ039-040-054>056-058-059-271200-  
/O.CON.KTOP.XH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260728T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KTOP.XH.A.0002.260728T0200Z-260729T0000Z/  
SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OTTAWA, LAWRENCE, BURLINGTON, OSAGE CITY,  
LYNDON, CARBONDALE, OVERBROOK, LEBO, EMPORIA, GARNETT, TOPEKA, AND  
BURLINGAME  
926 PM 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 115. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH,  
DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ANDERSON, COFFEY, DOUGLAS, FRANKLIN, LYON, OSAGE, AND  
SHAWNEE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>038-271200-  
/O.CON.KTOP.XH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260728T0200Z/  
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-  
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-  
WABAUNSEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLIFTON, WASHINGTON, MCFARLAND, HIAWATHA,  
ST. MARYS, COUNCIL GROVE, VALLEY FALLS, WAMEGO, LINN, ESKRIDGE,  
CLAY CENTER, FRANKFORT, MINNEAPOLIS, ABILENE, MANHATTAN, OSKALOOSA,  
BLUE RAPIDS, MAPLE HILL, HANOVER, HOLTON, BENNINGTON, ALTA VISTA,  
HARVEYVILLE, GRANTVILLE, MCLOUTH, GREENLEAF, SABETHA, CONCORDIA,  
PERRY, JUNCTION CITY, HERINGTON, NORTONVILLE, BELLEVILLE, SENECA,  
PAXICO, MARYSVILLE, HORTON, MERIDEN, AND ALMA  
926 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 114.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
FLANAGAN  
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