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

KSZ026-037>040-054>056-058-059-162100-
/O.NEW.KTOP.FR.Y.0004.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
Jefferson-Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-
Coffey-Anderson-
Including the cities of Valley Falls, McFarland, Osage City, Garnett,
Alta Vista, Nortonville, Perry, Grantville, Eskridge, Burlington,
Overbrook, Carbondale, Meriden, Council Grove, Alma, Emporia, Maple
Hill, Lyndon, McLouth, Oskaloosa, Lawrence, Ottawa, Burlingame,
Topeka, Paxico, Lebo, and Harveyville
158 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 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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KSZ008>012-020>024-034>036-162100-
/O.CON.KTOP.FZ.A.0001.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-
Including the cities of Holton, Abilene, Herington, Marysville,
Sabetha, Linn, Belleville, Manhattan, Concordia, Junction City,
Washington, Frankfort, Hanover, Clifton, Hiawatha, St. Marys,
Greenleaf, Bennington, Horton, Blue Rapids, Minneapolis, Clay Center,
Wamego, and Seneca
158 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.

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

* WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning.

* 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.

&&

$$

CP