TOPEKA (KSNT) – Douglas County Emergency Management (DCEM) is encouraging residents to stay aware while the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Topeka goes through a planned weather radio outage.
According to DCEM, the NWS office in Topeka is undergoing a system upgrade on June 16-18. During this time, they will be disabling the NOAA Weather Radio transmitters in Topeka and Halls Summit.
DCEM said the NWS will continue to provide storm watches, warnings and advisories.
“The outage comes as Douglas County may experience severe weather during the upgrade period,” DCEM wrote in a press release on Tuesday. “Residents are urged to ensure they have multiple ways to receive emergency alerts.”
“On days like today, it is always imperative that you have multiple ways of receiving warnings in case one of them fails,” 27 News Meteorologist Ely Millard said. “You can always count on us to keep you advised.”
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On Monday, Shawnee County Emergency Management (SCEM) announced that it is under an enhanced outlook risk for Tuesday due to potential flooding and heavy rains. If morning storms linger, SCEM says there is a higher chance of severe weather, including damaging winds, large hail, and flooding, in the evening and overnight hours.
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