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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 29, 2018Hamilton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2018, 5:27 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2018, 5:27 PM MDT (23:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2018, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Hamilton 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 29, 1:00 PM MDT, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 1:00 PM MDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 2:40 AM MDT, 14 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
340 AM CDT Fri Jun 29 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-300845-
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-
340 AM CDT Fri Jun 29 2018 /240 AM MDT Fri Jun 29 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
----------------

There is a marginal risk for isolated to widely scattered severe
thunderstorms across west central and portions of southwest Kansas
this evening. The main threat will be damaging winds in excess of
60 mph with a slightly lesser threat for quarter to half dollar
size hail.

An elevated risk for excessive heat will develop this afternoon as
heat index values reach slightly above the century mark across
central Kansas.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Lightning: Limited risk
* Excessive heat: Elevated risk
* Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

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

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

Strong to marginally severe thunderstorms will be possible late
Saturday afternoon through Saturday night with quarter to golf
ball size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph the main
threat.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Saturday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Sunday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Monday
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

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

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

* Thursday
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon through this
evening generally west of a WaKeeney to Liberal line.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:27 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
Issued by National Weather Service Goodland KS
527 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2018

KSZ061-300000-
Hamilton KS-
527 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM MDT...

At 527 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles west of Holly, or 10 miles west of Coolidge, moving east at 20
mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Syracuse and Coolidge.

LAT...LON 3826 10204 3826 10171 3789 10169 3788 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 253DEG 19KT 3804 10219

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 5:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton51 min

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Sources

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