“Heat Advisory until 08:00PM Tuesday” from Cherokee County Emergency Management : Nixle

Sunday September 13th, 2026 :: 12:40 p.m. CDT

Alert

Heat Advisory until 08:00PM Tuesday

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, south central, southwest, and west central Missouri.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 8 PM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Abnormally hot temperatures will progress from west to east over the course of Monday into Tuesday, bringing Heat Index values up to 100 to 105 across portions of the area each day.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOURBON ... CRAWFORD ... CHEROKEE ... VERNON ... ST. CLAIR ... HICKORY ... BARTON ... CEDAR ... POLK ... DALLAS ... LACLEDE ... TEXAS ... JASPER ... DADE ... GREENE ... WEBSTER ... WRIGHT ... NEWTON ... LAWRENCE ... CHRISTIAN ... DOUGLAS ... HOWELL ... SHANNON ... MCDONALD ... BARRY ... STONE ... TANEY ... OZARK ... OREGON

Instructions:

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857

Alert Details

Severity:: Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:: Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:: Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: Heat Advisory

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