By Associated Press - Monday, April 28, 2014

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NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

352 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

…VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY…

.A VERY SLOW-MOVING, VIGOROUS SPRING LOW WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE

NORTHEASTERN GREAT PLAINS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE

GRADIENT IN THE LOWER TO MID ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE

ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO TUESDAY LEADING TO

PERSISTENT VERY STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY AGAIN TUESDAY.

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HAMILTON-KEARNY-GRANT-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SYRACUSE…LAKIN…DEERFIELD…ULYSSES

352 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014 /252 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014/

…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/

TUESDAY…

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY

EVENING…

…BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

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

WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY

EVENING. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING…LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY WITH STRONGEST

WINDS FROM MID- MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

* WINDS…25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. 35 TO 45 MPH TUESDAY WITH GUSTS TO

60 MPH.

* IMPACTS…DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS…

ESPECIALLY NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS.

VISIBILITIES MAY MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ADJACENT TO OPEN

FIELDS.

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.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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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STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…JOHNSON CITY…ELKHART…RICHFIELD…

HUGOTON…MOSCOW

352 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY…

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY

EVENING…

…BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND

ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY. A HIGH

WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN

EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE BLOWING

DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING…LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY WITH STRONGEST

WINDS FROM MID- MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

* WINDS…20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. 35 TO 45 MPH TUESDAY WITH GUSTS TO

60 MPH.

* IMPACTS…DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS…

ESPECIALLY NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS.

VISIBILITIES MAY MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ADJACENT TO OPEN

FIELDS.

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.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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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HASKELL-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SUBLETTE…SATANTA…LIBERAL…KISMET…

MEADE…FOWLER…ASHLAND…MINNEOLA…COLDWATER…PROTECTION…

MEDICINE LODGE…KIOWA…SUN CITY

352 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY…

…BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE

BLOWING DUST ADVISORY.

* TIMING…LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY WITH STRONGEST

WINDS FROM MID- MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

* WINDS…25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. 30 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY WITH GUSTS TO

50 MPH.

* IMPACTS…DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS…

ESPECIALLY NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS.

VISIBILITIES MAY MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ADJACENT TO OPEN

FIELDS.

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.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 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

352 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

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

EVENING…

…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT

TUESDAY…

* TIMING…LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY WITH STRONGEST

WINDS FROM MID- MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

* WINDS…35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH DURING

THE DAY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS… DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS…

ESPECIALLY NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT

STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO

LOCALLY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE IN BLOWING DUST ADJACENT

TO OPEN FIELDS.

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.

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

OR OCCURRING.

&&

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UMSCHEID

Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Mon Apr 28 2014 4:52PM EDT

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