By Associated Press - Sunday, April 27, 2014

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

420 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

…STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLY EVENING

AND THEN AGAIN TOMORROW…

.A VIGOROUS UPPER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THE

ASSOCIATED DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN COMBINATION WITH MIXING

WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE

WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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HAMILTON-KEARNY-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SYRACUSE…LAKIN…DEERFIELD

420 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 /320 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014/

…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/

THIS EVENING…

…BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM

MDT/ THIS EVENING…

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY

EVENING…

…WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND

WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY

EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING…THROUGH 8 PM CDT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN

MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS…35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITY…REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

SOME LOCATIONS COULD BRIEFLY BE REDUCED TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE

BRIEFLY.

* IMPACTS…DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS…AS WELL

AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE

IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT… BUREAU OF

AIR… RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO

POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS HIGH WIND EVENT.

HIGHER LEVELS OF DUST CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS… DECREASE

LUNG ACTIVITY… AGGRAVATE ASTHMA… AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-

RELATED PROBLEMS… ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN… ELDERLY… OR

THOSE WITH PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT… BUREAU OF

AIR… RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS

BLOWING DUST EVENT… SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING

PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS

CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS… DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY…

AGGRAVATE ASTHMA… AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED

PROBLEMS… ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN… ELDERLY… OR THOSE WITH

PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED

OR OCCURRING.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT

VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS

HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

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STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…JOHNSON CITY…ULYSSES…SUBLETTE…

SATANTA…ELKHART…RICHFIELD…HUGOTON…MOSCOW…LIBERAL…

KISMET…MEADE…FOWLER

420 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS

EVENING…

…BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS

EVENING…

…WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND

ADVISORY.

* TIMING…THROUGH 8 PM CDT TONIGHT.

* WINDS…35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITY…REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILES DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

SOME LOCATIONS COULD BRIEFLY BE REDUCED TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE

BRIEFLY.

* IMPACTS…DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS…AS

WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL

DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT… BUREAU OF

AIR… RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO

POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS HIGH WIND EVENT.

HIGHER LEVELS OF DUST CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS… DECREASE

LUNG ACTIVITY… AGGRAVATE ASTHMA… AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-

RELATED PROBLEMS… ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN… ELDERLY… OR

THOSE WITH PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT… BUREAU OF

AIR… RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS

BLOWING DUST EVENT… SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING

PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS

CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS… DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY…

AGGRAVATE ASTHMA… AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED

PROBLEMS… ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN… ELDERLY… OR THOSE WITH

PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED

OR OCCURRING.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT

VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

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TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-

GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAKEENEY…CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR…

HAYS…ELLIS…SCOTT CITY…DIGHTON…NESS CITY…LA CROSSE…

RUSH CENTER…GARDEN CITY…KALVESTA…JETMORE…HANSTON…

LARNED…BURDETT…ST. JOHN…STAFFORD…HUDSON…CIMARRON…

MONTEZUMA…DODGE CITY…BUCKLIN…KINSLEY…LEWIS…GREENSBURG…

HAVILAND…PRATT

420 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY

EVENING…

…WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND

WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY

EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING…THROUGH 8 PM CDT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN

MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS…35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS… DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS…AS

WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL

DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT… BUREAU OF

AIR… RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO

POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS HIGH WIND EVENT.

HIGHER LEVELS OF DUST CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS… DECREASE

LUNG ACTIVITY… AGGRAVATE ASTHMA… AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-

RELATED PROBLEMS… ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN… ELDERLY… OR

THOSE WITH PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS

HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

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Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Sun Apr 27 2014 5:20PM EDT

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