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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
121 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

KSZ066-080-081-088>090-182100-
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0023.260818T1800Z-260819T0100Z/
Stafford-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
Including the cities of Ashland, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater,
Haviland, Protection, Kiowa, St. John, Greensburg, Macksville,
Minneola, Stafford, Pratt, and Medicine Lodge
121 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 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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