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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
955 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

KSZ008>012-020>024-034>036-171200-
/O.UPG.KTOP.FZ.A.0001.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.FZ.W.0001.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Washington, Greenleaf,
Hiawatha, Herington, St. Marys, Linn, Sabetha, Bennington,
Belleville, Hanover, Blue Rapids, Junction City, Abilene, Wamego,
Concordia, Seneca, Clifton, Marysville, Frankfort, Holton, Clay
Center, Minneapolis, and Horton
955 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees expected.

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

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tender plants should be brought inside or covered to protect them
from the cold.

&&

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KSZ026-037>040-054>056-058-059-171200-
/O.CON.KTOP.FR.Y.0004.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
Jefferson-Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-
Coffey-Anderson-
Including the cities of Council Grove, Overbrook, Alma, Nortonville,
Perry, Lawrence, Lebo, Ottawa, Burlingame, Burlington, Harveyville,
Emporia, Lyndon, Carbondale, Osage City, McFarland, Grantville,
Valley Falls, McLouth, Topeka, Oskaloosa, Meriden, Paxico, Maple
Hill, Alta Vista, Eskridge, and Garnett
955 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 degrees with isolated low spots as
  low as 32 degrees will result in frost formation.

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

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tender plants should be brought inside or covered to protect them
from the cold.

&&

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