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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1252 AM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

KSZ066-081-090-140200-
/O.CON.KDDC.XH.W.0004.260813T1700Z-260814T0200Z/
Stafford-Pratt-Barber-
Including the cities of Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, Stafford, Pratt,
St. John, and Macksville
1252 AM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110
  expected.

* WHERE...Barber, Pratt, and Stafford Counties.

* WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM CDT this 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.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-065-079-080-089-140200-
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0021.260813T1700Z-260814T0200Z/
Ellis-Rush-Pawnee-Edwards-Kiowa-Comanche-
Including the cities of Greensburg, Coldwater, Hays, Kinsley,
Pfeifer, Haviland, Protection, Lake Coldwater, Lewis, Larned, and La
Crosse
1252 AM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected.

* WHERE...Ellis, Rush, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, and Pawnee Counties.

* WHEN...From noon today to 9 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.

&&

$$

BURGERT