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Showers and Thunderstorms from the Great Lakes into the Southern Plains

Frontal boundary and wave of low pressure will keep an active weather pattern from the Great Lakes region through the southern Plains the next couple of days. Isolated instances of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible. Meanwhile, as summer comes to a close, above normal temperatures continue for central and eastern U.S. - especially for most of Puerto Rico with excessive heat. Read More >

The National Weather Service in Dodge City provides storm identification/spotter training sessions each spring. These sessions are done in cooperation with county Emergency Management agencies across the area.  All training is free and is open for anyone to attend and is not designed for just storm spotters.  Anyone with a desire to learn how to identify severe weather and to learn about the dangers from these storms is encouraged to attend.  The program lasts around 1 hour.