NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOXH.W 0001June 29, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Atchison, Miami, Linn and 41 more, KS and MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued an extreme heat warning for Atchison, Miami, Linn and 41 more in Kansas, Missouri, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on July 3. It was the 1st extreme heat warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026. Kansas had 2 extreme heat warnings in June 2026, against 1 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Kansas's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 4 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Atchison, Miami, Linn and 41 more
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:14 p.m. CDT, June 29, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, July 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEAX XH.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Extreme Heat Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 106. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Missouri. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.