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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 22, 2018Meade County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 22, 2018, 6:01 AM CDT for Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 22, 2018, 6:01 AM CDT (11:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

County Meade County, KS

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 22, 5:31 AM CDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 5:31 AM CDT, 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 2:49 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
249 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-231000-
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-
249 AM CDT Fri Jun 22 2018 /149 AM MDT Fri Jun 22 2018/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

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

Severe thunderstorms will be possible late today and early
tonight across western Kansas. Baseball size hail or larger along
with wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and periods of heavy rainfall
will be the main hazards. There will also be a chance for a few
tornadoes late today or early this evening.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Tornado: Limited risk
* Hail: Elevated risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk
* Lightning: Elevated risk
* Excessive heat: Limited risk
* Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
* Fire weather: Elevated risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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

Strong to Severe thunderstorms will be possible Sunday night. Hail
two inches or large, strong damaging winds, and heavy rainfall
currently appears to be the main hazards.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Sunday
  - Lightning: Significant risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after 2 pm west of highway 83.
Spotter activation may then be required after 5 pm for the
remainder of western Kansas.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:01 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 4:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Seward	62 min
Jun 22, 7:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Seward	27 min
Jun 22, 8:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	53 min
Jun 22, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Lane, Scott	53 min
Jun 22, 4:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	51 min
Jun 22, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Ness, Scott, Trego	61 min
Jun 22, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	42 min
Jun 22, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Lane, Scott	67 min
Jun 22, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny	61 min
Jun 22, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	23 min
Jun 22, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Rush and 1 more	61 min
Jun 22, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	55 min
Jun 22, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	63 min
Jun 22, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Trego	42 min
Jun 22, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney, Kearny	56 min
Jun 22, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny	37 min
Jun 22, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Kearny	41 min
Jun 22, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Kiowa and 1 more	56 min
Jun 22, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell and 3 more	54 min

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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.