875  
WWUS73 KTOP 140051  
NPWTOP  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
751 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
KSZ008>012-140200-  
/O.EXP.KTOP.HT.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260814T0100Z/  
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE RAPIDS, LINN, SENECA, MARYSVILLE,  
HIAWATHA, BELLEVILLE, HANOVER, SABETHA, HORTON, FRANKFORT, CLIFTON,  
WASHINGTON, AND GREENLEAF  
751 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED AND EXCESSIVE HEAT IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.  
 
 
 
KSZ020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-141300-  
/O.CON.KTOP.XH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260815T0000Z/  
CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-  
GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-  
ANDERSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANTVILLE, OVERBROOK, WAMEGO, BENNINGTON,  
LEBO, ESKRIDGE, CARBONDALE, MAPLE HILL, COUNCIL  
GROVE, ABILENE, TOPEKA, ST. MARYS, MCFARLAND, HARVEYVILLE, ALTA  
VISTA, CONCORDIA, VALLEY FALLS, MCLOUTH, PERRY, LAWRENCE, HOLTON,  
MERIDEN, MINNEAPOLIS, NORTONVILLE, OSKALOOSA, OSAGE CITY, BURLINGTON,  
BURLINGAME, GARNETT, ALMA, EMPORIA, OTTAWA, PAXICO, LYNDON, JUNCTION  
CITY, HERINGTON, CLAY CENTER, AND MANHATTAN  
751 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 106.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND  
NORTHEAST KANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, STAY INFORMED.  
 
 
 
 
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