231  
WWUS73 KGLD 202208  
NPWGLD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
508 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
KSZ001>004-014>016-NEZ079>081-210600-  
/O.CON.KGLD.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260721T0600Z/  
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-DUNDY-  
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STRATTON NE, OBERLIN, PALISADE,  
CULBERTSON, HILL CITY, BENKELMAN, MCCOOK, HOXIE, NORTON, ST.  
FRANCIS, COLBY, ATWOOD, TRENTON, AND BIRD CITY  
508 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026 /408 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2026/  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 103 TO 107 DEGREES LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE RECOVERY INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOW  
70S WILL ALSO LEAD TO INCREASED HEAT STRESS.  
 
* WHERE...IN KANSAS, CHEYENNE KS, DECATUR, GRAHAM, NORTON, RAWLINS,  
SHERIDAN, AND THOMAS COUNTIES. IN NEBRASKA, DUNDY, HITCHCOCK, AND  
RED WILLOW COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS, WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING  
CLOTHING, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE  
OR AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING.  
 
CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. NEVER LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND  
PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL  
TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.  
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION INCLUDE HEAVY SWEATING, PALENESS, MUSCLE  
CRAMPS, WEAKNESS, DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND  
FAINTING.  
 

 
 

 
 
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