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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 6, 2018Ford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2018, 7:59 PM CDT for Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2018, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2018, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Ford 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 Jul 6, 6:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 6:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:35 AM CDT, 16 hours 24 minutes before
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, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord27 min
Jul 6, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord27 min
Jul 6, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCComanche43 min
Jul 6, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray46 min
Jul 6, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark42 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Kansas, 2018Every special weather statement in 2018

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.