NWS Springfield MOXH.W 0004September 5, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee and 34 more, KS and MO
The National Weather Service office in Springfield issued an extreme heat warning for Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee and 34 more in Kansas, Missouri, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on September 6. It was the 4th extreme heat warning the NWS office in Springfield issued in 2026. Kansas had 5 extreme heat warnings in September 2026, against 0 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Kansas's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 27.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Springfield MO
- Area
- Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee and 34 more
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:08 p.m. CDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, September 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KSGF XH.W 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 107. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, east central, south central, southwest, and west central Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...An approaching frontal boundary will provide some relief to portions of central Missouri into the eastern Ozarks Sunday...and farther westward on Monday. The warning may need to be extended for southeast Kansas into far southwest Missouri Monday.
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.
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.