Alert archive / Kansas / Excessive Heat Warnings in 2012
Excessive Heat Warning 1, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this excessive heat warning at Jun 26, 2012, 3:55 PM CDT for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 27, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 56 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2012, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 27, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
All 23 counties
Anderson County, KS, Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 61 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 256 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -908 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
611 WWUS73 KTOP 262055 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 355 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 KSZ020>023-034>039-054-055-058-059-270500- /O.NEW.KTOP.EH.W.0001.120627T1500Z-120629T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120627T0100Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 355 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL BE IN THE 103 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING. HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...PERSONS OUTSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR AT LEAST FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. 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. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$ KSZ024-026-040-056-270500- /O.NEW.KTOP.EH.W.0001.120627T1500Z-120629T0100Z/ JACKSON-JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 355 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...PERSONS OUTSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$ KSZ008>010-270500- /O.NEW.KTOP.HT.Y.0004.120627T1500Z-120628T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120627T0100Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARYSVILLE 355 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL BE IN THE 103 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING. HEAT INDEX VALUES FOR WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO REACH THE 104 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...PERSONS OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO KEEP PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. 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. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$ KSZ011-012-270500- /O.NEW.KTOP.HT.Y.0004.120627T1500Z-120628T0100Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HIAWATHA 355 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX VALUES FOR WEDNESDAY WILL REACH THE 104 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...PERSONS OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO KEEP PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$
9 follow-up statements
670
WWUS73 KTOP 270110
NPWTOP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
810 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012
KSZ020>023-034>039-054-055-058-059-271000-
/O.EXP.KTOP.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120627T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0001.120627T1500Z-120629T0100Z/
CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...
ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...EMPORIA
810 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT
THURSDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 105
TO 110 DEGREE RANGE FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...PERSONS OUTSIDE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE
IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR AT LEAST FOUR
CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN
THE SUN...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
&&
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE
IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 110 DEGREES OR GREATER. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO
AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY
IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
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.
&&
$$
KSZ008>010-271000-
/O.EXP.KTOP.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120627T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0004.120627T1500Z-120628T0100Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARYSVILLE
810 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL BE IN THE 104 TO 108
DEGREE RANGE FOR WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...PERSONS OUTSIDE COULD
SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS
105 DEGREES OR GREATER. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED
WORK IN THE SUN...OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO KEEP PLENTY
OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENT.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST
BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME
BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT
STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.
&&
$$
KSZ024-026-040-056-271000-
/O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0001.120627T1500Z-120629T0100Z/
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA
810 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE
105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...PERSONS OUTSIDE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE
IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE
DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND
CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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.
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR
HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES.
&&
$$
KSZ011-012-271000-
/O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0004.120627T1500Z-120628T0100Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HIAWATHA
810 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX VALUES FOR WEDNESDAY WILL REACH THE
104 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE.
* IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...PERSONS OUTSIDE COULD
SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS
105 DEGREES OR GREATER. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED
WORK IN THE SUN...OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO KEEP PLENTY
OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENT.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR
HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES.
&&
$$230 WWUS73 KTOP 270817 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 317 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED TODAY... THE HOTTEST DAY OF THIS HEAT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE 100 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE. COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY...HEAT INDICES COULD APPROACH 110 DEGREES. THESE CONDITIONS COULD PROVE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE THAT DOES NOT TAKE PRECAUTIONS FROM THE HEAT. THE HOT WEATHER IS FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK WITH HEAT INDEX READING AROUND 105 DEGREES BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. KSZ008>012-272100- /O.UPG.KTOP.HT.Y.0004.120627T1500Z-120628T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KTOP.EH.W.0001.120627T1700Z-120630T0100Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 317 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL BE IN THE 104 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN OCCUR VERY QUICKLY AND HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 110 DEGREES OR GREATER. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. 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. && $$ KSZ020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-272100- /O.EXT.KTOP.EH.W.0001.120627T1700Z-120630T0100Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 317 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 106 TO 111 DEGREE RANGE FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN OCCUR VERY QUICKLY AND HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$ WOLTERS
620 WWUS73 KTOP 272039 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 339 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WELL ABOVE 100 DEGREES ON THURSDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE INDICES TO RANGE FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOWS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO BE VERY WARM AS TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S. THESE CONDITIONS COULD PROVE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE THAT DOES NOT TAKE PRECAUTIONS FROM THE HEAT. KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-280500- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0100Z/ 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...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 339 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL REMAIN IN THE 108 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN OCCUR VERY QUICKLY AND HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. 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. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$
379 WWUS73 KTOP 280203 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 903 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WELL ABOVE 100 DEGREES ON THURSDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE INDICES TO RANGE FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOWS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO BE VERY WARM AS TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S. THESE CONDITIONS COULD PROVE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE THAT DOES NOT TAKE PRECAUTIONS FROM THE HEAT. KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-281030- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0100Z/ 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...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 903 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURE...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN OCCUR VERY QUICKLY AND HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. 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. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$
275 WWUS73 KTOP 280752 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 252 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WELL ABOVE 100 DEGREES ON THURSDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE INDICES TO RANGE FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOWS FRIDAY MORNING WILL ALSO BE VERY WARM AS TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S. THESE CONDITIONS COULD PROVE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE THAT DOES NOT TAKE PRECAUTIONS FROM THE HEAT. KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-282100- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0100Z/ 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...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 252 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES AROUND 110 DEGREES TODAY AND AROUND 105 ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN OCCUR VERY QUICKLY AND HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. 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. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$ WOLTERS
668 WWUS73 KTOP 282026 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 326 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-290900- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0100Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 326 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES AROUND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 105 ON FRIDAY...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN OCCUR VERY QUICKLY AND HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$
479 WWUS73 KTOP 290236 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 936 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-291045- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0100Z/ 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...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 936 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN OCCUR VERY QUICKLY AND HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. 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. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$
710 WWUS73 KTOP 290807 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 307 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-292100- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0100Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 307 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN OCCUR VERY QUICKLY AND HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$
536 WWUS73 KTOP 292100 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 400 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-300100- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0100Z/ 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...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 400 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN OCCUR VERY QUICKLY AND HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. 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. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this excessive heat warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this excessive heat warning went out at Jun 26, 3:39 PM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 3:39 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 339 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 .DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM FORECAST (TODAY AND WEDNESDAY)... 20Z WATER VAPOR IMAGERY STILL INDICATES A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS...CHARACTERIZED BY BROAD ANTICYCLONIC FLOW. OBSERVED AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM IN AND AROUND THE AREA INDICATE A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE ABOVE THE SURFACE. THIS ABUNDANT DRY AIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LACK OF ANY REAL STORM TRIGGERING MECHANISM MAKE CONVECTION EXTREMELY UNLIKELY OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS...THUS A DRY FORECAST IS IN STORE THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. WITH THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE REMAINING IN PLACE EXPECT CONDITIONS TO REMAIN VERY WARM THROUGH THE MIDDLE TO LATE PART OF THE WEEK...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS GOING AROUND 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMALS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE A BIT WARMER ON WEDNESDAY AS THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE TAKES A STRONGER HOLD OF THE AREA. A NARROW BAND OF ABUNDANT SURFACE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER FAR EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. THIS BAND OF SURFACE MOISTURE WILL ALLOW HEAT INDICES TO RANGE IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS FAR EASTERN KANSAS FOR WEDNESDAY. FURTHER WEST...TOWARD CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THE MOISTURE WILL NOT BE QUITE AS ABUNDANT...BUT DEEPER MIXING AND DRIER SURFACE WILL ALLOW FOR AMBIENT TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE 105-110 DEGREE RANGE. EITHER WAY...WITH HEAT INDICES EXPECTED TO TOP OUT ABOVE 105 DEGREES ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA HEAT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE MET ONCE AGAIN. WITH THE PREVIOUS THREE DAYS REACHING ADVISORY CONDITIONS AND A FORECAST OF THE NEXT TWO DAYS REACHING ADVISORY CONDITIONS THE DECISION WAS MADE TO UPGRADE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WHERE THE PROLONGED HEAT HAS HAD THE GREATEST EFFECTS. EXPECT THE HEAT WARNING TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING...BUT AN EXTENSION TO THE WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED BY FRIDAY. AN AREAL EXPANSION OF THE WARNING MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED AS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES START TO EXPERIENCE LONGER HEAT EFFECTS. JL LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)... A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. AN H5 TROUGH WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE A WEAK COLD TO PUSH SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF THE CWA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SATURDAY...BEFORE LIFTING NORTHWARD INTO NE. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH SFC CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OF FRIDAY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KS...THEN AGAIN SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. THE ECMWF MODEL SOLUTIONS FORECAST THE UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFYING AGAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NEXT WEEK. HIGHS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL REACH THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE F RANGE ACROSS THE CWA WITH SOME 106 TO 108 DEGREE READINGS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST COUNTIES WHERE THE BL MAY MIX DEEPER CAUSING DEWPOINTS TO DROP INTO THE 50S. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 103 TO 109 DEGREES ACROSS THE CWA BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT COOL DOWN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE H5 TROUGH MOVING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS DAMPENS THE UPPER RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS. HIGHS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY COOL BACK INTO THE MID AND UPPER 90S. AS THE H5 RIDGE AMPLIFIES INTO NEXT WEEK...AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL PROBABLY SOAR BACK INTO THE 100 TO 106 DEGREE RANGE WITH HEAT INDICES REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA ONCE AGAIN. GARGAN && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD. JL && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR KSZ020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059. HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ008>010-020>023- 034>039-054-055-058-059. HEAT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR KSZ008>012. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 3:49 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 349 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-272100- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 349 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 103 TO 109 DEGREES THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE VERY HIGH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE VERY HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS IN THE 104 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE AREA FROM 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH 800 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE HEAT WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER WILL AGAIN BE VERY HIGH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 3:12 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Geary and 11 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:55 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | TOP | Brown, Marshall, Nemaha, Republic, Washington | 11 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.