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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1039 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
KSZ039-040-054>056-058-059-280200-
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SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OVERBROOK, LEBO, EMPORIA, GARNETT,
BURLINGTON, LYNDON, OTTAWA, CARBONDALE, LAWRENCE, BURLINGAME, OSAGE
CITY, AND TOPEKA
1039 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS CANCELLED
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 114.
* WHERE...ANDERSON, COFFEY, DOUGLAS, FRANKLIN, LYON, OSAGE, AND
SHAWNEE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS 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>038-280200-
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REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAXICO, MANHATTAN, NORTONVILLE, FRANKFORT,
MARYSVILLE, VALLEY FALLS, ALMA, MAPLE HILL, ESKRIDGE,
BLUE RAPIDS, PERRY, ST. MARYS, GRANTVILLE, ABILENE, HARVEYVILLE,
WASHINGTON, HIAWATHA, CLIFTON, SABETHA, CONCORDIA, OSKALOOSA,
GREENLEAF, HERINGTON, HOLTON, SENECA, BELLEVILLE, MCFARLAND, JUNCTION
CITY, COUNCIL GROVE, ALTA VISTA, WAMEGO, LINN, HORTON, CLAY CENTER,
MERIDEN, BENNINGTON, MCLOUTH, HANOVER, AND MINNEAPOLIS
1039 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* 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 THIS 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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