NWS Dodge City KSXH.W 0003August 12, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Stafford, Pratt and Barber, KS
The National Weather Service office in Dodge City issued an extreme heat warning for Stafford, Pratt and Barber in Kansas, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on August 12. It was the 3rd extreme heat warning the NWS office in Dodge City issued in 2026. Kansas had 7 extreme heat warnings in August 2026, against 2 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Kansas's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Dodge City KS
- Area
- Stafford, Pratt and Barber
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:37 a.m. CDT, August 12, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, August 12, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, August 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KDDC XH.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Barber, Pratt, and Stafford Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.