815 WWUS73 KDDC 040657 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 157 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026 KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-050000- /O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-260907T0100Z/ Ellis-Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Pfeifer, Greensburg, Larned, La Crosse, Pratt, Stafford, Haviland, Medicine Lodge, Kinsley, Lake Coldwater, Macksville, Coldwater, St. John, Protection, Lewis, Kiowa, and Hays 157 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 degrees each afternoon. * WHERE...Ellis, Rush, Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, and Stafford Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Sunday. * 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. && $$ TURNER