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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
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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The facts
- 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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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 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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Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 5, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 26 min |
| Aug 5, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 50 min |
| Aug 5, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 51 min |
| Aug 5, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 6:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Pawnee | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 51 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.