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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 8, 2018Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2018, 3:15 PM CDT for Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Aug 8, 2018, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired: Aug 8, 2018, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

County Scott 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 Aug 8, 1:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 1:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 3:27 AM CDT, 11 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
327 AM CDT Wed Aug 8 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-090830-
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-
327 AM CDT Wed Aug 8 2018 /227 AM MDT Wed Aug 8 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 marginally severe thunderstorms will be possible across
southwest and portions of central Kansas this afternoon through
this evening. The main threat will be up to quarter size hail and
wind gusts up to 60 mph. Locally heavy rainfall is possible as
well increasing the potential for localized flooding.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Hail: Limited risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Limited risk
* Flooding: Limited risk
* Lightning: Elevated risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through this evening.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 8, 12:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 12:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:59 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 3:10 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 3:15 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
315 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2018

KSZ043-082115-
Scott KS-
315 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY UNTIL
415 PM CDT...

At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northwest of Modoc, moving east at 5 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Modoc.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3864 10091 3837 10109 3839 10113 3868 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 282DEG 6KT 3856 10115

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 11:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	49 min
Aug 8, 11:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	48 min
Aug 8, 12:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Trego	34 min
Aug 8, 12:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	52 min
Aug 8, 2:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	61 min
Aug 8, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Stanton	30 min
Aug 8, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	61 min
Aug 8, 3:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	65 min
Aug 8, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	68 min
Aug 8, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	65 min
Aug 8, 3:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	47 min
Aug 8, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	55 min
Aug 8, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	40 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.