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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
151 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-090000-
/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 Holton, Valley Falls, Overbrook, Wamego,
Paxico, Clifton, Topeka, Council Grove, Lawrence, Manhattan, Meriden,
Herington, Osage City, Perry, Lyndon, Washington, Frankfort,
Burlington, Sabetha, Linn, Junction City, McFarland, Eskridge, Blue
Rapids, Minneapolis, Hiawatha, Burlingame, Carbondale, Marysville,
Abilene, McLouth, Concordia, Nortonville,
Greenleaf, Horton, Lebo, Clay Center, St. Marys, Harveyville,
Belleville, Maple Hill, Hanover, Garnett, Alma, Grantville, Emporia,
Seneca, Oskaloosa, Ottawa, Bennington, and Alta Vista
151 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with afternoon heat index values
  of 103 to 109.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and
  northeast Kansas.

* WHEN...Until 7 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.

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.

&&

$$

Flanagan