WWUS73 KDDC 181153

NPWDDC



URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Dodge City KS

653 AM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026



KSZ030-043>045-061>063-074>077-084>086-181400-

/O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260418T1400Z/

Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-

Haskell-Gray-Morton-Stevens-Seward-

Including the cities of Deerfield, Syracuse, Dighton, Johnson

City, Elkhart, Liberal, Garden City, Hugoton, Satanta, Scott

State Lake, Sublette, Cimarron, Montezuma, Ness City, Scott City,

Wakeeney, Ulysses, and Lakin

653 AM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026 /553 AM MDT Sat Apr 18 2026/



...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS 

MORNING...



* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25.



* WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Kansas.



* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ this morning.



* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 

  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 

  plumbing.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.



&&



$$



KSZ031-046-065-079-088-181400-

/O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260418T1400Z/

Ellis-Rush-Pawnee-Edwards-Clark-

Including the cities of Pfeifer, La Crosse, Lewis, Minneola,

Larned, Hays, Ashland, and Kinsley

653 AM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026



...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...



* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30.



* WHERE...Ellis, Rush, Edwards, Pawnee, and Clark Counties.



* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning.



* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 

  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 

  plumbing.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.



&&



$$



KSZ064-078-087-181400-

/O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260418T1400Z/

Hodgeman-Ford-Meade-

Including the cities of Jetmore, Meade, Fowler, Dodge City,

Hanston, and Plains City

653 AM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026



...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...



* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30.



* WHERE...Ford, Hodgeman, and Meade Counties.



* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning.



* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 

  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 

  plumbing.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.



&&



$$



KSZ066-080-089-181400-

/O.CON.KDDC.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260418T1400Z/

Stafford-Kiowa-Comanche-

Including the cities of Greensburg, Macksville, St. John,

Coldwater, Haviland, Stafford, Protection, and Lake Coldwater

653 AM CDT Sat Apr 18 2026



...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...



* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation.



* WHERE...Comanche, Kiowa, and Stafford Counties.



* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning.



* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 

  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.



&&



$$



JJOHNSON