URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE :  Wind Advisory
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
238 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

…STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AS STORM APPROACHES WESTERN PLAINS…

AN INTENSE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS
IT APPROACHES THE WESTERN PLAINS. AS A SURFACE LOW DEEPENS AND
PULLS NORTHEAST INTO NEBRASKA, WINDS BEHIND THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY BY MIDDAY ACROSS FAR WESTERN
KANSAS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS DURING THE DAY WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS SPREADING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION.

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SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAKEENEY…CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR…
HAYS…ELLIS…SCOTT CITY…DIGHTON…NESS CITY…LA CROSSE…
RUSH CENTER…SYRACUSE…LAKIN…DEERFIELD…GARDEN CITY…
KALVESTA…JETMORE…HANSTON…LARNED…BURDETT…JOHNSON CITY…
ULYSSES…SUBLETTE…SATANTA…CIMARRON…MONTEZUMA…
DODGE CITY…BUCKLIN…KINSLEY…LEWIS…ELKHART…RICHFIELD…
HUGOTON…MOSCOW…LIBERAL…KISMET…MEADE…FOWLER
238 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 /138 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013/

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT
/10 PM MDT/ FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM
CDT /10 PM MDT/ FRIDAY.

* TIMING…MIDDAY FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS…WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE MIDDAY TO EARLY
AFTERNOON THEN NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS…DRIVING HAZARDS CAN BE EXPECTED…ESPECIALLY WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ON THE STRONG
WINDS LATE IN THE DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

There was near record rainfall in parts of northwest Kansas over the past 24 hours. Goodland received over 4 inches of rain on Thursday and more than 5.5 inches

over the past two days.

A flood warning is in effect until Friday afternoon for Cheyenne, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas and Wallace County in northwest Kansas.

The Eagle Media Center in Hays received .75 of an inch of rain overnight for a total of 1.95 inches over the past 24 hours.

Ellis reported .75

Catherine .89

Schoenchen 1.33

Hays .66 (K-State Ag Research Center)

Russell Airport 1.28

11 Miles South of WaKeeney 1.21

(AP) —  Ellis County did not receive a lot of rain overnight.  The Eagle Media Center on Hall Street in Hays reported .21, Ellis .11, Catherine reported .23, and 2 1/2

miles west of Shoenchen reported .35 and a mile west of Yocemento reported .20 and four miles north of La Crosse reported .60 as of 7 a.m.

Much of soggy south central Kansas remains under a flood warning as more rain is forecast to fall into already full waterways.

The National Weather Service says 5 to 6 inches of rain fell early Thursday in Clark and Ford counties. Several county roads are impassable, particularly near Kingsdown and Blooms. In Sedgwick, Harper, Sumner, Kingman and Reno counties, between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen since midnight, and another 2 to 3 inches are possible.

The high water closed about 40 campsites at the Marion Reservoir and park officials said reservations in the Cottonwood Point and Hillsboro cove are cancelled until Aug. 29.

And students in Argonia will get two more weeks of summer vacation, after earlier storms blew off roofs of two schools, soaking classrooms.

National Weather Service map indicates a very good chance of rain in western Kansas through Sunday morning.

“Hays weather radio is back up ready to serve you!”

Technicians fixed the problem in less than 4 hour today.  Officials at NWS in Dodge told Hays Post they were not certain what caused the outage.

9:35 a.m.   The National Weather Service in Dodge City is reporting via Twitter this morning ” Hays weather radio is down. Technicians are investigating. Restore time unknown”  Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and check Hays Post for additional details as they become available.

The weather service has also issued this public information statement. 
THE WXM35 NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT HAYS KANSAS IS OFF THE 
AIR DUE TO AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE RESULTING FROM A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING 
STRIKE LAST EVENING. OUTAGE DURATION AND RESTORE TIME ARE UNKNOWN AT 
THIS TIME.

Heat Advisory
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
300 PM CDT MON JUL 8 2013

…DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON…

.HOT TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH DEW POINT TEMPERATURES NEAR
60 DEGREES WILL CREATE HEAT INDEX TEMPERATURES NEAR 105 DEGREES OR
HIGHER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

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KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAKEENEY…CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR…
HAYS…ELLIS…DIGHTON…NESS CITY…LA CROSSE…RUSH CENTER…
JETMORE…HANSTON…LARNED…BURDETT…ST. JOHN…STAFFORD…
HUDSON…DODGE CITY…BUCKLIN…KINSLEY…LEWIS…GREENSBURG…
HAVILAND…PRATT…ASHLAND…MINNEOLA…COLDWATER…PROTECTION…
MEDICINE LODGE…KIOWA…SUN CITY
300 PM CDT MON JUL 8 2013

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.

* HEAT INDICES…ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS…INCLUDE POSSIBLE HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO THE HIGH HEAT
AND HUMIDITY.

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.

The official rainfall total from the K-State Ag Research Center South of Hays was .56 of an inch for the past 24 hours. That’s .60

for July and 9.38 for the year.

Unofficially the city of Ellis received .05, the Eagle Media Center received .45, and 4 miles west of Hays reported receiving .50.