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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 30, 2018Barber County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2018, 5:25 PM CDT for Barber County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 30, 2018, 5:25 PM CDT (22:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2018, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Barber 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 Jun 30, 1:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 1:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 3:48 AM CDT, 13 hours 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
348 AM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-010900-
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-
348 AM CDT Sat Jun 30 2018 /248 AM MDT Sat Jun 30 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
----------------

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across central
and portions of southwest Kansas late this afternoon through this
evening. The main threat will be quarter to golf ball size hail
and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph.

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

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

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

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms will be possible
across southwest Kansas late Monday afternoon through Monday
evening. There is a marginal risk for severe weather.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Sunday
  No hazards.

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

* Tuesday
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

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

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

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late afternoon through the
evening.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:25 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
525 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2018

KSZ090-302330-
Barber KS-
525 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARBER COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM CDT...

At 525 PM CDT, the public reported strong thunderstorms along a line
extending from near Alva to 3 miles west of Burlington to 2 miles
northeast of Great Salt Plains Lake. Movement was north at 20 mph.
Reports of 50 to 55 mph winds have been recorded in Alva and
Cherokee Oklahoma.

Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Kiowa, Hardtner, Sharon and Hazelton.

LAT...LON 3700 9872 3712 9872 3739 9836 3738 9835
      3700 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 186DEG 18KT 3678 9865 3689 9848 3675 9816

TATRO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Stanton50 min
Jun 29, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny44 min
Jun 29, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny49 min
Jun 29, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott13 min
Jun 29, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott40 min
Jun 29, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott26 min
Jun 29, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Lane, Scott61 min
Jun 30, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber53 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.