NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOXH.W 0014September 6, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Atchison, Miami, Linn and 8 more, KS and MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued an extreme heat warning for Atchison, Miami, Linn and 8 more in Kansas, Missouri, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on September 8. It was the 14th extreme heat warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill 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 2 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 8 more
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:55 p.m. CDT, September 6, 2026
- In force from
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, September 6, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, September 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEAX XH.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot and prolonged conditions with heat index values in excess of 105 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and west central Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Tuesday. * 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. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
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.