Extreme Heat Warning
Status
Event Extended (Time) Active alertStart Time
Fri 08/14/2026 01:53 AM EDTEnd Time
Sat 08/15/2026 10:00 PM EDTSignificance
WarningImpacts
High impact
Full Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 1253 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and north central and west central Missouri. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT Saturday. * 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. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
Technical Header
KSZ025-103>105-MOZ028>033-037-038-142100- /O.EXT.KEAX.XH.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260816T0200Z/ Atchison KS-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-Platte-Clay-Ray- Carroll-Chariton-Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette- Including the cities of Excelsior Springs, Lenexa, Liberty, Riverside, Concordia, Moberly, Brunswick, Higginsville, Lansing, Fort Leavenworth, Carrollton, Independence, Lawson, Kansas City Kansas, Weatherby Lake, Stanley, Platte City, Weston, Olathe, Parkville, Salisbury, Shawnee, Lexington, Kearney, Keytesville, Gladstone, Leavenworth, Overland Park, Atchison, Richmond, Odessa, and Kansas City 1253 AM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026
