Watches, Warnings & Advisories



2 products issued by NWS for: 4 Miles SE Fort Dodge KS

Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
127 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

KSZ074>078-084>088-190200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260519T0200Z/
Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-
127 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather
  Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather
  Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone
  084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone
  086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone
  088 Clark.

* TIMING...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1252 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

KSZ065-066-078>081-088-089-182045-
Pratt KS-Stafford KS-Pawnee KS-Clark KS-Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-Ford KS-
Comanche KS-
1252 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...Brief Landspout Tornadoes Possible...

At 1251 PM CDT, conditions are becoming favorable for the
development of landspout tornadoes along a line from Larned to
Bucklin. However, at this time it is unknown which if any storm
would produce a landspout. Any landspouts which develop are expected
to pose a limited threat.

Locations impacted include...
Larned, Kinsley, St. John, Stafford, Bucklin, Greensburg, Haviland,
Macksville, Lewis, Mullinville, Garfield, Hudson, Belpre, Seward,
Byers, Radium, Fellsburg, Wellsford, Zook, and Trousdale.

Landspout tornadoes can form with a developing thunderstorm before
rain, hail, and even thunder is observed. Landspout tornadoes are not
usually associated with a wall cloud and are often difficult to
detect with weather radar.

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LAT...LON 3729 9930 3739 9989 3834 9903 3826 9903
      3826 9847 3809 9847

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