...STRONG NORTH WINDS TODAY AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED... .

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER

1235 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 /1135 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013/ ...

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...

FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THURSDAY.

TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. *

WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...29 TO 31 DEGREES TONIGHT.

LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. YET ANOTHER SETBACK TO THE START OF THE GROWING SEASON IS EXPECTED. AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT IF TEMPERATURES GET DOWN INTO THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.