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Freeze Watch 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

October 21, 201710 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this freeze watch at Oct 21, 2017, 3:32 AM CDT for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 22, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 21, 2017, 3:32 AM CDT (08:32 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 22, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 21, 2017, 1:57 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze watch went out at Oct 21, 1:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 1:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 21, 2:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
217 AM CDT Sat Oct 21 2017

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-220730-
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
217 AM CDT Sat Oct 21 2017 /117 AM MDT Sat Oct 21 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south
central...southwest and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Day 1 Discussion
----------------

Strong to marginally severe thunderstorms will be possible across
south central Kansas this afternoon and evening. Storms will be
capable of producing quarter to half dollar size hail and gusty
winds in excess of 60 mph.

Gusty north winds will develop this afternoon behind a cold front
moving across western Kansas during the day. Outdoor burning is
discouraged.

Near to slightly below freezing temperatures will be possible
across west central and western portions of southwest Kansas late
tonight into early Sunday morning.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Tornado: Limited risk
* Hail: Elevated risk
* Lightning: Limited risk
* Non-thunderstorm wind: Elevated risk
* Freeze: Significant risk
* Fire weather: Elevated risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon generally east of
a Larned to Coldwater line.

&&

For more details visit our webpage http://weather.gov/ddc/ehwo

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 21, 1:57 PM CDTFreeze WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Lane and 7 more19 hr

Nearby

Freeze Watches in Kansas, 2017Every freeze watch in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.