NWS Dodge City KSXH.W 0004August 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 13. It was the 4th 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
- 1:28 p.m. CDT, August 12, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, August 13, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, August 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KDDC XH.W 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the first Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110. For the second Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 expected. * WHERE...Barber, Pratt, and Stafford Counties. * WHEN...For the first Extreme Heat Warning, until 9 PM CDT this evening. For the second Extreme Heat Warning, from noon to 9 PM CDT Thursday. * 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.