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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2018, 7:33 PM CDT for Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2018, 7:33 PM CDT (00:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2018, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
County Ford County, KS
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</html>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 Jul 6, 6:50 PM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 6:50 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 335 AM CDT Fri Jul 6 2018 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-071000- 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- 335 AM CDT Fri Jul 6 2018 /235 AM MDT Fri Jul 6 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 ---------------- Scattered thunderstorms can be expected today across western Kansas. These storms will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall. Rainfall rates of two inches an hour possible from a few of these storms today which may result in localized ponding of water on roadways and poor drainage areas. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Lightning: Elevated risk * Excessive heat: Limited risk * Fog: Elevated risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Saturday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Sunday - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Monday - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Tuesday - Excessive heat: 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 will not be needed through tonight. Rainfall reports today are encouraged. && For more details visit our webpage http://weather.gov/ddc/ehwo
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 6:54 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 42 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.