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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1213 PM CDT Wed Jun 27 2018

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Including the cities of Sabetha, Seneca, Hiawatha, Horton,
Manhattan, Wamego, St. Marys, Holton, Valley Falls, Oskaloosa,
Perry, McLouth, Grantville, Meriden, Nortonville, Junction City,
Alma, Eskridge, Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McFarland, Harveyville,
Paxico, Topeka, Lawrence, Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon,
Burlingame, Overbrook, Ottawa, and Garnett
1213 PM CDT Wed Jun 27 2018

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued an Excessive
Heat Warning, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT Saturday.

* TEMPERATURE...Air temperatures in the middle 90s to around 105
degrees will combine with humid conditions to create heat
indices around 100 to 110 degrees each afternoon today through
Saturday. With overnight low temperatures expected to be in the
middle and upper 70s, little relief from the heat is expected at
night.

* IMPACTS...Heat illnesses are possible for those spending
prolonged time outdoors, as well as those more vulnerable to the
heat such as children and the elderly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

An Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of
dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot
temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous
situation in which heat illnesses are likely. Drink plenty of
fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and
check up on relatives and neighbors.

Young 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.