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City of Medicine Lodge, KS
Wednesday April 19th, 2023 :: 11:52 p.m. CDT

Alert

Dust Storm Warning until 01:45AM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for... Ford County in southwestern Kansas... Kiowa County in south central Kansas... Morton County in southwestern Kansas... Southern Finney County in southwestern Kansas... Grant County in southwestern Kansas... Meade County in southwestern Kansas... Southwestern Barber County in south central Kansas... Comanche County in south central Kansas... Stevens County in southwestern Kansas... Edwards County in south central Kansas... Clark County in southwestern Kansas... Haskell County in southwestern Kansas... Seward County in southwestern Kansas... Southern Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas... Southern Kearny County in southwestern Kansas... Southern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas... Stanton County in southwestern Kansas... Gray County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 145 AM CDT/1245 AM MDT/.

* At 1149 PM CDT/1049 PM MDT/, reports of 1/4 mile visibility at Sublette. Many areas in southwest Kansas are reporting less than 2 miles visibility. These visibility along with it being nighttime will make travel difficult on the highways. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60 mph. SOURCE...Sublette airport. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. Locations impacted include... Dodge City, Garden City, Liberal, Ulysses, Hugoton, Lakin, Elkhart, Cimarron, Holcomb, Syracuse, Meade, Johnson City, Kinsley, Sublette, Satanta, Montezuma, Ashland, Coldwater, Bucklin and Greensburg.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBER, KS ... CLARK, KS ... COMANCHE, KS ... EDWARDS, KS ... FINNEY, KS ... FORD, KS ... GRANT, KS ... GRAY, KS ... HAMILTON, KS ... HASKELL, KS ... HODGEMAN, KS ... KEARNY, KS ... KIOWA, KS ... MEADE, KS ... MORTON, KS ... SEWARD, KS ... STANTON, KS ... STEVENS, KS

Instructions:

Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.

Address/Location
City of Medicine Lodge, KS
114 W 1st Ave
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-886-3908

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Dust Storm Warning

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