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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Dodge City KS

1147 AM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026



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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-

Including the cities of Protection, Scott State Lake, Wakeeney,

Larned, Sublette, Pfeifer, Montezuma, Stafford, Kinsley,

Haviland, Lake Coldwater, Ashland, Minneola, Hugoton, Scott City,

Plains City, Kiowa, Jetmore, Liberal, Lakin, Macksville, Hanston,

Elkhart, Dighton, Pratt, La Crosse, Meade, Dodge City, Coldwater,

Lewis, Greensburg, Fowler, Deerfield, Syracuse, St. John, Hays,

Medicine Lodge, Ness City, Garden City, Ulysses, Cimarron,

Satanta, and Johnson City

1147 AM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 /1047 AM MDT Sat Mar 14 2026/



...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT 

/8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY...



* WHAT...North winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected.



* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west 

  central Kansas.



* WHEN...From 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Sunday.



* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 

  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, 

  especially for high profile vehicles.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and 

avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution 

if you must drive.



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