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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 5, 2017Rush County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2017, 6:36 PM CDT for Rush County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Aug 5, 2017, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2017, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Rush 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 Aug 5, 6:07 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 6:07 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:22 AM CDT, 15 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
322 AM CDT Sat Aug 5 2017

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-060830-
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-
322 AM CDT Sat Aug 5 2017 /222 AM MDT Sat Aug 5 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
----------------

A few storms will be possible this evening across central and
south central Kansas. A few storms may become severe with hail
over an inch in diameter and winds over 60 mph being the main
concern.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Hail: Elevated risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk
* Lightning: Elevated risk

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

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

There will be a possibility of thunderstorms each day through day
7. It is too early to tell if any of these storms will be severe.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Sunday
  - Flooding: Limited risk
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk

* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
425 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017

KSZ081-090-052215-
Pratt KS-Barber KS-
425 PM CDT SAT AUG 5 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BARBER AND
SOUTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

At 424 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles northeast of Sun City, or 16 miles southwest of Pratt, moving
northeast at 25 mph.  A second strong storm was located 5 miles
south of Pratt moving northeast at 25 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Pratt, Sawyer, Isabel, Coats, Lake City, Sun City, Elm Mills and
Pratt County Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3731 9886 3745 9899 3770 9868 3749 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 232DEG 21KT 3743 9885

TATRO
Local storm report, Aug 5, 4:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:52 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:36 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche33 min
Aug 5, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche26 min
Aug 5, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee47 min
Aug 5, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche28 min
Aug 5, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt50 min
Aug 5, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt46 min
Aug 5, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche60 min
Aug 5, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche60 min
Aug 5, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford53 min
Aug 5, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber48 min
Aug 5, 5:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee, Stafford53 min
Aug 5, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford51 min
Aug 5, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber33 min
Aug 5, 6:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCPawnee3 hr
Aug 5, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber51 min

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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.