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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 13, 2017Hamilton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2017, 7:10 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 13, 2017, 7:10 PM MDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2017, 8:15 PM MDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Hamilton County, KS

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 13, 6:13 PM MDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 6:13 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 2:38 AM MDT, 16 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
338 AM CDT Thu Jul 13 2017

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-140845-
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-
338 AM CDT Thu Jul 13 2017 /238 AM MDT Thu Jul 13 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
----------------

Isolated to widely scattered strong to marginally severe thunderstorms
will be possible late this afternoon and evening. Any developing storm
will be capable of producing up to quarter size hail and gusty winds
up to 60 mph.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Hail: Limited risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Limited risk
* Flooding: Elevated risk
* Lightning: Elevated risk
* Excessive heat: Limited risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Days 2-7 Discussion
-------------------

Strong to marginally thunderstorms will be possible late each day
through the weekend, capable of producing up to quarter size hail
and gusty winds up to 60 mph.

Hotter temperatures are likely by the early to middle part of next
week with highs expected to reach around the century mark.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Sunday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Monday
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Tuesday
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Wednesday
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon and evening.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:59 PM MDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
459 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2017

KSZ086-087-132245-
Seward KS-Meade KS-
459 PM CDT THU JUL 13 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN SEWARD...WEST
CENTRAL MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

At 459 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles north of Kismet, or 5 miles west of Plains. This storm was
nearly stationary.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Plains, Kismet and The Hobart Elevator.

LAT...LON 3718 10084 3739 10068 3739 10065 3742 10065
      3730 10040 3714 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 096DEG 1KT 3728 10069

HOVORKA
Local storm report, Jul 13, 4:47 PM MDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:06 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:10 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 4:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward61 min
Jul 14, 5:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant49 min

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Sources

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