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WWUS73 KTOP 071833
NPWTOP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
133 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-080900-
/O.CON.KTOP.XH.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260909T0000Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSAGE CITY, GARNETT, BELLEVILLE,
WASHINGTON, OVERBROOK, PERRY, HERINGTON, ST. MARYS, MCFARLAND,
FRANKFORT, BURLINGTON, OSKALOOSA, GRANTVILLE, BLUE RAPIDS, HIAWATHA,
HORTON, VALLEY FALLS, PAXICO, TOPEKA, MAPLE HILL, BURLINGAME, OTTAWA,
CLIFTON, LAWRENCE, EMPORIA, ALMA, ALTA VISTA, SABETHA, GREENLEAF,
ABILENE, ESKRIDGE, CLAY CENTER, LEBO, MANHATTAN, SENECA, WAMEGO,
BENNINGTON, COUNCIL GROVE, CARBONDALE, MINNEAPOLIS, JUNCTION CITY,
LYNDON, MCLOUTH, HARVEYVILLE, LINN, MARYSVILLE, HOLTON, MERIDEN,
NORTONVILLE, CONCORDIA, AND HANOVER
133 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* 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.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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