Alert archive / Kansas / Excessive Heat Warnings in 2012
Excessive Heat Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 20, 2012, 4:01 AM CDT for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jul 21, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2012, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 21, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 09:02 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 3:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 Nne Rossville, KS | SPOTTER REPORTED MINOR EAVE DAMAGE TO HOUSE. |
| Jul 25, 4:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 10 N Topeka, KS | 2 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN |
| Jul 25, 4:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Hoyt, KS | PART OF ROOF DAMAGED AND POWER LINES DOWN AT 83RD AND NW TOPEKA BLVD...LIKELY DUE TO MICROBURST |
| Jul 25, 5:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Lawrence, KS | DELAYED REPORT...TIME ESTIMATED...EM REPORTS POWER LINES DOWN AND LARGE TREE ACROSS ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF KENT AND CEDARWOOD ROADS |
| Jul 25, 6:36 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 2 S Delphos, KS | |
| Jul 25, 6:36 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 N Delphos, KS | |
| Jul 25, 6:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Seneca, KS | BLEW A TRASH DUMPSTER 40 FT. |
| Jul 25, 6:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Sw Seneca, KS | DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 25, 6:42 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 4 Sw Seneca, KS | DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 25, 7:29 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Nw Greenleaf, KS | 8 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWNED. |
| Jul 25, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Greenleaf, KS | TWO FARM BUILDINGS DAMAGED...WIND ESTIMATED AT 65 TO 70 MPH |
| Jul 25, 7:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 13 S Concordia, KS | TREE DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 81 AND GOLD ROAD. RELAYED BY WFO ICT |
| Jul 25, 7:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 S Greenleaf, KS | |
| Jul 25, 7:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Palmer, KS | AT A RESIDENCE AT 30TH ROAD AND HIGHWAY 15 IN NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY AN 8 INCH TREE LIMB WAS SNAPPED. A METAL SHED 10 FEET BY 14 FEET WAS TOSSED NEARLY 300 YARDS ACROSS THE STREET. A WOODEN SWING SET WAS FLIPPED. DAMAGE WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY DOWNBURST WINDS FROM |
| Jul 25, 7:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 10 Se Linn, KS | 2 FOOT DIAMETER BASE OF LOCUST TREE SNAPPED HALF WAY ON THE BASE. 1 FOOT TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF MAPLE TREES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3125 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
592 WWUS73 KTOP 200901 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 401 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-202115- /O.NEW.KTOP.EH.W.0002.120721T1700Z-120726T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KTOP.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120721T1700Z/ 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 401 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS TODAY WILL BE IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE WITH AIR TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 98 TO 105. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HOTTER YET FOR THE PERIOD FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS RANGING FROM 104 TO 109 DEGREES EVERY DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. * IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF EXPOSURE TO EXTREME HEAT CAN LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS...INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
14 follow-up statements
637 WWUS73 KTOP 202012 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 312 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-210415- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.120721T1700Z-120726T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120721T1700Z/ 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 312 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE...AIR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 102 TO 109 DEGREES SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT INDEX IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 105 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS...INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
094 WWUS73 KTOP 202351 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 651 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-210800- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.120721T1700Z-120726T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120721T1700Z/ 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 651 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE...AIR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 102 TO 109 DEGREES SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT INDEX IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 105 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS... INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
057 WWUS73 KTOP 210848 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 348 AM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-212115- /O.CAN.KTOP.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120721T1700Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.120721T1700Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 348 AM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...AIR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 101 TO 109 DEGREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT INDEX IS FORECAST TO BE IN THE 103 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. * IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF EXPOSURE TO EXTREME HEAT CAN LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS...INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
610 WWUS73 KTOP 212025 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 325 PM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-221000- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 325 PM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...AIR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 101 TO 107 DEGREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT INDEX IS FORECAST TO BE IN THE 102 TO 107 DEGREE RANGE. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS...INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
569 WWUS73 KTOP 221018 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 518 AM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-222130- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 518 AM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...AIR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 101 TO 107 DEGREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT INDEX IS FORECAST TO BE IN THE 102 TO 107 DEGREE RANGE. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS... INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
017 WWUS73 KTOP 222015 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 315 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-231000- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 315 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE 101 TO 106 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES TOPPING OUT FROM 102 TO 107. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS... INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
123 WWUS73 KTOP 230849 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 349 AM CDT MON JUL 23 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-232100- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 349 AM CDT MON JUL 23 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE 101 TO 106 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES TOPPING OUT FROM 103 TO 107. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS... INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
783 WWUS73 KTOP 232028 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 328 PM CDT MON JUL 23 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-240930- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 328 PM CDT MON JUL 23 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT FROM 102 TO 106 DEGREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH 103 TO 108. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS...INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
771 WWUS73 KTOP 240825 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 325 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-241630- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 325 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REACH FROM 102 TO 106 DEGREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH 103 TO 108. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS... INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
723 WWUS73 KTOP 241602 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1102 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-250015- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 1102 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REACH FROM 102 TO 107 DEGREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH 103 TO 108. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS... INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
318 WWUS73 KTOP 250018 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 718 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-250830- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 718 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REACH FROM 102 TO 107 DEGREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH 103 TO 108. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS... INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
190 WWUS73 KTOP 250837 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 337 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-251645- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 337 AM CDT WED JUL 25 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...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REACH FROM 102 TO 107 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH 103 TO 108. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS...INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
485 WWUS73 KTOP 251624 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1124 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-260100- /O.CON.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 1124 AM CDT WED JUL 25 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...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REACH FROM 102 TO 107 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH 103 TO 108 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS... INCLUDING HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY EVEN HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. && $$
649 WWUS73 KTOP 260101 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 801 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-260215- /O.EXP.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120726T0100Z/ 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 801 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THEREFORE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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 Jul 20, 3:46 AM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 3:46 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 346 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 .DISCUSSION... THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS IS THE ACCURATE FORECASTING OF HIGH TEMPERATURES...DEWPOINTS...AND MAX HEAT INDEX READINGS. ON THE LARGE SCALE...A MASSIVE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WAS DOMINATING THE CENTRAL CONUS...AND IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN STRENGTH OR STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND REMAIN ESSENTIALLY CENTERED OVER KANSAS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE RIDGE WILL MITIGATE ANY CHANCE FOR PRECIP THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUT HAVE INCLUDED A SLIGHT CHANCE ON THURSDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A WEAK FRONT ENTERING THE AREA. IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES...THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN RATHER HOT OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS...WITH WIDESPREAD 102-108 TEMPS RESULTING FROM 850 TEMPS ON THE ORDER OF 24C TO 28C. USING THE FORECAST 850 TEMPS...PARTICULARLY FROM THE NAM AND ECMWF...HAS BEEN AN EFFECTIVE MAX TEMP FORECAST TOOL RECENTLY. WITH THAT IN MIND...TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE JUST 1 OR 2 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. THEN A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TO START ON SATURDAY AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE 850 TEMPS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE INTO THE 27C TO 32C RANGE. EXPECT A DEEPLY MIXED AFTERNOON BOUNDARY LAYER WITH DRY ADIABATIC AND SUPER-ADIABATIC LAPSE RATES DOWN TO THE SURFACE...AND THUS HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 103 TO 110 DURING THIS PERIOD. THE DEEP MIXING SHOULD ALSO ACT TO KEEP DEWPOINTS ON THE LOW SIDE DESPITE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST PART OF THE PERIOD. HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 104-109 RANGE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER OR LOWER VALUES DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL EFFECT THAT MIXING HAS ON BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE. HOWEVER...IF MIXING IS DEEPER AND SURFACE DEWPOINTS ARE LOWER...THIS WOULD SET THE STAGE FOR SHARPLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WELL. WITH THAT IN MIND WOULD SAY THAT CONFIDENCE IS RATHER HIGH IN TERMS OF A DANGEROUSLY LONG PERIOD OF 104-109 DEGREE HEAT INDEX VALUES...SO WILL ISSUE AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR THE SAT-WED PERIOD. WILL KEEP THE HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY GIVEN THE SLIGHTLY LOWER HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105. THERE IS SOME SUGGESTION OF A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT ENTERING THE AREA ON THURSDAY...SO HAVE NOT EXTENDED HEAT PRODUCTS INTO THAT PERIOD JUST YET GIVEN THE INCREASED UNCERTAINTY. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY DEPENDING ON CLOUD COVER AND FRONTAL PROGRESSION. BARJENBRUCH && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NORTHEAST WINDS UNDER 10 KTS. BLAIR && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR KSZ008>012-020>024-026- 034>040-054>056-058-059. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 10:01 PM CDT, 6 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1001 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-210315- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 1001 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT WAVE WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK. A HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. SFB
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.