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WWUS73 KTOP 151814
NPWTOP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
114 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
KSZ008>012-020>024-034>036-161200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FZ.A.0001.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. MARYS, SABETHA, HIAWATHA, HORTON,
HERINGTON, GREENLEAF, CONCORDIA, HANOVER, WASHINGTON, MINNEAPOLIS,
HOLTON, JUNCTION CITY, BENNINGTON, ABILENE, FRANKFORT, SENECA,
CLIFTON, WAMEGO, MARYSVILLE, BLUE RAPIDS, LINN, MANHATTAN, CLAY
CENTER, AND BELLEVILLE
114 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 31 DEGREES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR
PLUMBING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TENDER PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE OR COVERED TO PROTECT THEM
FROM THE COLD.
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