Extreme Heat Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Sat 07/25/2026 02:00 PM EDTEnd Time
Tue 07/28/2026 08:00 PM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Kansas City, MO ∙ Olathe, KS ∙ Overland Park, KS ∙ Kansas City, KS ∙ Independence, MO ∙ Lees Summit, MO ∙ Saint Joseph, MO ∙ Shawnee, KS ∙ Blue Springs, MO ∙ Prairie Hill, MOFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 1244 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Missouri. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
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KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-250000- /O.NEW.KEAX.XH.A.0002.260725T1800Z-260729T0000Z/ Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam- Schuyler-Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair- Buchanan-Clinton-Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay- Ray-Carroll-Chariton-Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass- Johnson MO-Pettis-Cooper-Bates-Henry- Including the cities of Lexington, Breckenridge, Raymore, Glenwood, Windsor, Union Star, Olathe, Braymer, Lancaster, Downing, Richmond, Jamesport, Plattsburg, Brookfield, Savannah, Osawatomie, King City, Chillicothe, Gladstone, Brunswick, New Franklin, Independence, Concordia, Paola, Weston, Gallatin, Macon, Unionville, Kirksville, Maysville, Country Club Villa, Adrian, Higginsville, Carrollton, Parkville, Queen City, Liberty, Hamilton, Excelsior Springs, Sedalia, Princeton, Boonville, Elwood, Fayette, Kansas City Kansas, Rock Port, Glasgow, Wathena, Kansas City, Harrisonville, St. Joseph Airport, Osborn, Salisbury, Belton, Pleasant Hill, Green City, Cameron, Clarksdale, Clinton, Oregon, Overland Park, Fort Leavenworth, Maitland, Lathrop, Albany, Marceline, Butler, Lawson, Bethany, Troy, Leavenworth, Polo, St. Joseph, Greentop, Warrensburg, La Plata, Riverside, Rich Hill, Grant City, Odessa, Marshall, Forest City, Mercer, Craig, Trenton, Kearney, Platte City, Tarkio, Stanley, Stewartsville, Weatherby Lake, Lansing, Fairfax, Milan, Highland, Pleasanton, Mound City, Shawnee, La Cygne, Moberly, Louisburg, Atchison, Lenexa, Stanberry, Keytesville, and Maryville 1244 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
