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Excessive Heat Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 19, 20117 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 19, 2011, 3:43 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 5 days. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 19, 2011, 3:43 PM CDT (20:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 21, 4:15 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 555 Wnw Hays, KSA MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REPORTED PEA SIZED HAIL AND ESTIMATED WINDS OF 55 MPH WITH A PASSING STORM WEST OF HAYS.
Jul 22, 6:55 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 606 Ne Mccracken, KS
Jul 23, 4:55 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 N Preston, KSAT NE 90TH STREET AND 120TH AVE A POWER POLE WAS REPORTED BEING SNAPPED ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO AN OUTBUILDING.
Jul 23, 5:55 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG7 S Medicine Lodge, KS1.5 INCH TREE LIMB WAS BLOWN DOWN.
Jul 23, 6:10 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 808 Wnw Hazelton, KSRESIDENT IS CURRENTLY WITHOUT ELECTRICITY.
Jul 23, 6:55 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 604 Wnw Bison, KS
Jul 23, 6:55 PM CDTHAIL 0.754 Wnw Bison, KS
Jul 24, 2:55 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 611 N Pratt, KSTHE REPORTED ALSO REPORTED SMALL LIMBS WERE DOWN. THIS REPORT WAS FROM SPOTTERNETWORK.ORG.
Jul 24, 3:35 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 506 Wnw Byers, KS
Jul 24, 4:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 S Protection, KSA SIX-INCH TREE LIMB WAS DOWN. ALSO, A 6-FOOT WATER TANK WAS BLOWN FROM INSIDE A SHED TO 1/4-MILE AWAY OUTSIDE THE SHED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 78 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2011-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 107 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2011-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
107 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-328 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2001 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

118 
WWUS73 KDDC 192043
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
343 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...THE SIZZLING HEAT CONTINUES...

.THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES NEAR OR OVER 105F DEGREES AND
DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S WILL CREATE HIGH HEAT
INDICES DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF
OUR FORECAST AREA. HIGH HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
EASTERN TIER OF COUNTIES THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AND AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA.

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-200445-
/O.UPG.KDDC.HT.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110720T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.EH.W.0001.110719T2043Z-110723T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
343 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR THE EASTERN TIER OF COUNTIES IN OUR
FORECAST AREA DUE TO CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF HEAT INDICES AT OR ABOVE
105 DEGREES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.

* HEAT INDICES...HOT TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS FROM THE MID 50S
  TO LOWER 60S WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN HEAT INDICES TO RISE
  BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST
  FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ079-080-089-200445-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HT.Y.0010.110720T1800Z-110721T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110720T0100Z/
EDWARDS-KIOWA-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
343 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* HEAT INDICES...HOT TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS FROM THE MID 50S
  TO LOWER 60S WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN HEAT INDICES TO RISE
  BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AND AGAIN
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-044-045-063-064-076>078-086>088-200445-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HT.Y.0010.110720T1800Z-110721T0100Z/
TREGO-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
DIGHTON...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...
HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...
ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
343 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HOT TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS FROM THE MID 50S
  TO LOWER 60S WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN HEAT INDICES TO RISE
  BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AND AGAIN
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$
16 follow-up statements
108 
WWUS73 KDDC 200054
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
754 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...THE SIZZLING HEAT CONTINUES...

.THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES NEAR OR OVER 105 DEGREES AND
DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S WILL CREATE HIGH HEAT
INDICES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF OUR FORECAST AREA. HIGH
HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN TIER OF COUNTIES
THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AND AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR THIS AREA.

KSZ079-080-089-201000-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HT.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110720T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0010.110720T1800Z-110721T0100Z/
EDWARDS-KIOWA-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
754 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A HEAT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HOT TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS FROM THE MID 50S
  TO LOWER 60S WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN HEAT INDICES TO RISE
  BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. 
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-201000-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
754 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HOT TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS FROM THE MID 
  50S TO LOWER 60S WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN HEAT INDICES TO 
  RISE BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT 
  LEAST FRIDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-044-045-063-064-076>078-086>088-201000-
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0010.110720T1800Z-110721T0100Z/
TREGO-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
DIGHTON...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...
HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...
ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
754 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HOT TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS FROM THE MID 50S
  TO LOWER 60S WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN HEAT INDICES TO RISE
  BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

18
691 
WWUS73 KDDC 200926
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
426 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

...CONTINUED VERY HOT WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY...

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-202200-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
426 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FROM 105 TO 109 DEGREES ARE
  EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.
  DESPITE THE LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15 AND 25
  PERCENT...HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD STILL REACH TO BETWEEN 105
  AND 109 DEGREES EACH DAY.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-044-045-063-064-076>080-086>089-202200-
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0010.110720T1800Z-110721T0100Z/
TREGO-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
DIGHTON...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...
HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION
426 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

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

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

* HEAT INDICES...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES FROM 106 TO 108 DEGREES ARE
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
  BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT...HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD STILL
  REACH TO AROUND 105 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$
633 
WWUS73 KDDC 202244
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
544 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

...CONTINUED VERY HOT WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY...

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-210645-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
544 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FROM 105 TO 109 DEGREES ARE
  EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DESPITE THE LOW
  AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT...HEAT
  INDEX VALUES SHOULD STILL REACH TO BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES
  EACH DAY.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-044-045-063-064-076>080-086>089-210100-
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110721T0100Z/
TREGO-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
DIGHTON...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...
HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION
544 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

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

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

* HEAT INDICES...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES FROM 106 TO 108 DEGREES 
  ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE VERY LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT...HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD 
  STILL REACH TO AROUND 105 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$
007 
WWUS73 KDDC 210204
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
904 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

...CONTINUED VERY HOT WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY...

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-211015-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
904 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FROM 105 TO 109 DEGREES 
  ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
  DESPITE THE LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15 AND 25 
  PERCENT... HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD STILL REACH TO BETWEEN 105 
  AND 109 DEGREES EACH DAY. 

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$
405 
WWUS73 KDDC 210748
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
248 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...HOT TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE...

VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE
TO VERY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES TODAY AND THEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX
VALUES AS A RESULT OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE.

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-220100-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
248 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES
  CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS FOR
  THURSDAY AND THEN REPEATING AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS
  AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAD STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-045-064-078>080-088-089-220100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HT.Y.0011.110721T1800Z-110722T0100Z/
TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...
LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION
248 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES CAN BE
  EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS
  AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. 
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

SUGDEN
619 
WWUS73 KDDC 210752 AAC
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
252 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...HOT TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
VERY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES TODAY AND THEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX
VALUES AS A RESULT OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE.

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-220100-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
252 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES 
  CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS 
  FOR THURSDAY AND THEN REPEATING AGAIN ON FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-045-064-078>080-088-089-220100-
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0011.110721T1800Z-110722T0100Z/
TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...
LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION
252 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

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

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

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES CAN BE 
  EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS 
  THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

SUGDEN
764 
WWUS73 KDDC 212034
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
334 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
VERY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES TODAY AND THEN AGAIN BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX
VALUES AS A RESULT OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE.

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-220445-
/O.EXT.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110724T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
334 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES CAN
  BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS FOR
  TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-045-064-078>080-088-089-220100-
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110722T0100Z/
TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...
LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION
334 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

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

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

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES CAN BE 
  EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS 
  TODAY. 

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$
937 
WWUS73 KDDC 220051
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
751 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
VERY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES ON FRIDAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX
VALUES AS A RESULT OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE.

KSZ030-045-064-078>080-088-089-220200-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HT.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110722T0100Z/
TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...
LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION
751 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

HEAT INDEX READINGS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS
EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL BACK INTO THE UPPER 90S. AS A RESULT
THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-221000-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110724T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
751 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES 
  CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS 
  FOR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$
792 
WWUS73 KDDC 220727
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
227 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
VERY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES TODAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES AS A
RESULT OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE.

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-230000-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110724T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
227 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES CAN
  BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS FOR
  TODAY AND SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

SUGDEN
937 
WWUS73 KDDC 222351
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
651 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE SATURDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
VERY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES ON SATURDAY. CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES AS A RESULT
OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE.

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-230800-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110724T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
651 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES CAN
  BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS
  SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

18
247 
WWUS73 KDDC 230630
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
130 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE SATURDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
VERY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES ON SATURDAY. CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES AS A
RESULT OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE.

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-231600-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110724T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
130 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES 
  CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS 
  SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$
664 
WWUS73 KDDC 230944
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
444 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE TODAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO VERY
HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES TODAY. CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL
HAVE THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES AS A RESULT OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER
ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE.

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-240000-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110724T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
444 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES CAN
  BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

SUGDEN
684 
WWUS73 KDDC 232122
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
422 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

KSZ089-240000-
/O.EXB.KDDC.EH.W.0001.110724T0000Z-110725T0100Z/
COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
422 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES CAN
  BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE DEWPOINT VALUES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A
DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ090-240000-
/O.EXT.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110725T0100Z/
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
422 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES CAN
  BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN AGAIN
  ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE DEWPOINT VALUES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE
A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-081-240000-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110724T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
PRATT
422 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE DEWPOINT VALUES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A
DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$
666 
WWUS73 KDDC 240440
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1140 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...

KSZ089-241245-
/O.CAN.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110725T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HT.Y.0012.110724T0440Z-110725T0100Z/
COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
1140 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES 
  CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. 
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ090-241245-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110725T0100Z/
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
1140 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES 
  CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN 
  AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING 
  OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE 
  COMPLICATIONS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE DEWPOINT VALUES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE
A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$
350 
WWUS73 KDDC 240903
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
403 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT EXPECTED TODAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO VERY
HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES TODAY.

KSZ090-250100-
/O.CON.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110725T0100Z/
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
403 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES CAN
  BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING OUTSIDE.
  HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS AND
  SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAD
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE DEWPOINT VALUES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE
A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KSZ089-250100-
/O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110725T0100Z/
COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
403 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

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

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

* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED
  DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THIS TYPE OF HEAT CAN EASILY AFFECT ANYONE WORKING OUTSIDE.
  HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS AND
  SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE IGNORED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

SUGDEN
797 
WWUS73 KDDC 250113
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
813 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...HEAT ADVISORIES AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE...

.AFTER A STRING OF VERY HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WHICH PRODUCED
HEAT INDEX READINGS AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. MONDAY WILL AGAIN BE HOT WITH HIGHS AROUND 100 DEGREES BUT
HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE AT OR ABOVE 105
DEGREES.

KSZ090-250215-
/O.EXP.KDDC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110725T0100Z/
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
813 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

AS TEMPERATURES COOL THIS EVENING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL
FALL. AS A RESULT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

KSZ089-250215-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HT.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110725T0100Z/
COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
813 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...



AS TEMPERATURES COOL THIS EVENING...HEAT INDEX READINGS FALL BACK
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. AS A RESULT THE HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this excessive heat warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this excessive heat warning went out at Jul 19, 3:40 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 3:40 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
340 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...

THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN CONSISTS OF THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH
POSITIONED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WITH A 100 KNOT UPPER LEVEL JET
FLOWING OVER THIS HIGH. TOWARDS THE SURFACE...A STATIONARY FRONT IS
FOUND DRAPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS. A
LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS FOUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. INFORMATION FROM THE 12Z SOUNDING SHOWS
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT WITH -3 DEGREES AT 500 MB...13 DEGREES
AT 700 MB...AND ABOVE 26 DEGREES AT 850 MB. SKIES ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA ARE PARTLY CLOUDY AND WINDS ARE GENERALLY FROM THE
SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH. TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY IN THE UPPER 90S
TO LOWER 100S.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

DAYS 1-2...

THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS EXPECTED TO BECOME FLATTENED OUT AND PUSHED
TO THE SOUTH AS THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE
NORTH-CENTRAL UNITED STATES. TOWARDS THE SURFACE...A WEAK COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND STALL OUT
ALONG THE NE/KS BORDER BY THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW STORMS MAY DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AND HAVE KEPT THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS IN THE
GRIDS FOR OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING.
OTHERWISE...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN UP ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE
SHORT TERM PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE AREA. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE MID 100S EACH DAY WITH
SOME PLACES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS REACHING INTO THE MID TO
UPPER 100S. DEWPOINTS ARE FORECASTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 50S TO
LOWER 60S ALLOWING HEAT INDICES RISE ABOVE 105 DEGREES ACROSS THE
EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF OUR TWA IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH THIS SAID...A
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN TIER OF
COUNTIES IN OUR FORECAST AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND A HEAT
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS EAST OF WAKEENEY TO LIBERAL FOR
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

DAYS 3-7...

A TOP-THREE RECORD HOT JULY APPEARS TO BE WELL ON THE WAY FOR DODGE
CITY AS ANOMALOUSLY LARGE HIGH...EVEN BY JULY STANDARDS...WILL BUILD
IN STRONG TOWARD THE LATTER HALF OF THE MEDIUM RANGE AND INTO THE
DAYS 8 TO 10 TIME FRAME (JULY 27-29).  IN FACT...AN EXTENDED STRING
OF 100 DEGREE DAYS IS QUITE POSSIBLE DESPITE THE OPPORTUNITY AT A
FRONTAL PASSAGE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY.  WILL MAINTAIN THE SLIGHT
CHANCE POPS THURSDAY NIGHT, FRIDAY NIGHT, AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE
LEE TROUGH WILL LIKELY BE ACTIVE WITH WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL/NORTHERN ROCKIES AND MONSOONAL PERTURBATIONS ROTATING
THROUGH COLORADO.  DO NOT PLAN TO MAKE ANY SWEEPING CHANGES IN THE
MEDIUM RANGE WITH PERSISTENCE CONTINUING TO BE THE BEST FORECAST.
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ADVISORY CRITERIA HEAT INDICES WILL LEAD TO
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...AND MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED
THROUGH SATURDAY AND PERHAPS BEYOND FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL COUNTIES.  THERE IS ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY IN THE HEAT INDEX
FORECAST, THOUGH, BY SATURDAY THAT WILL JUST EXPIRE THE WARNING
THEN...BUT IT COULD VERY WELL BE EXTENDED.  FARTHER WEST SLIGHTLY
LOWER MOISTURE CONTENT SHOULD PRECLUDE MULTIPLE DAYS IN A ROW OF
ADVISORY CRITERIA (105+) HEAT INDICES, BUT AIR TEMPERATURES STILL IN
THE 102 TO 105 RANGE...ESPECIALLY AS THE UPPER RIDGE EXPANDS ONCE
AGAIN EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...

NO CHALLENGES IN THE AVIATION FORECAST AS WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH 10
TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY.  NO CONVECTIVE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AND NO REDUCTION IN CEILING OR VISIBILITY IS ALSO EXPECTED
WITH HEAT WAVE CONTINUING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC 104  77 107  77 /  10  10  10  10
GCK 103  75 106  74 /  10  10  10  20
EHA 103  73 103  72 /  10  10  10  20
LBL 103  74 105  76 /  10  10  10  10
HYS 105  77 108  78 /  10  10  10  10
P28 105  78 107  79 /  10  10  10  10

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ031-046-065-066-
079>081-089-090.

&&

FN42/25/25
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 9:56 AM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
956 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-201500-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
956 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011 /856 AM MDT TUE JUL 19 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT, EAST OF A
LINE FROM HAYS TO COLDWATER. HEAT INDICES WILL RISE INTO THE 105
TO 109 DEGREE RANGE. ANYONE OUTSIDE SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO
AVOID THE EXTREME HEAT.

A FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST
KANSAS, AND OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PATTERN OF HIGH HEAT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL PERSIST THROUGH
AT LEAST MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS
EACH DAY, FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS SLIGHT CHANCE WILL
BE WEST OF LINE FROM HYS TO CIMARRON TO LIBERAL. THESE STORMS WILL
MOST LIKELY NOT BE SEVERE, BUT MAY PRODUCE A FEW STRONG WIND
GUSTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 3:43 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray and 8 more28 hr

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Excessive Heat Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every excessive heat warning in 2011

Sources

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