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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
119 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

KSZ065-078-079-087-190100-
/O.EXA.KDDC.HT.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/
Pawnee-Ford-Edwards-Meade-
Including the cities of Lewis, Kinsley, Fowler, Plains City, Meade,
Dodge City, and Larned
119 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values 103 to 106.

* WHERE...Edwards, Pawnee, Ford, and Meade Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses.

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.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

&&

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KSZ066-080-081-088>090-190100-
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/
Stafford-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
Including the cities of Protection, Stafford, Pratt, Haviland,
Coldwater, Greensburg, Macksville, Lake Coldwater, St. John,
Minneola, Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, and Ashland
119 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106.

* WHERE...Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford, and Clark
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses.

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.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

&&

$$

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