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Heat Advisory 5, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 1, 2019Barber County, Clark County, Comanche County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this heat advisory at Aug 1, 2019, 3:01 AM CDT for Barber County, Clark County, Comanche County, Kansas. It took effect at Aug 1, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2019, 3:01 AM CDT (08:01 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 1, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired: Aug 1, 2019, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Aug 1, 1:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 1:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 2:25 AM CDT, 36 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 9:13 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
913 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2019

KSZ065-066-010300-
Stafford KS-Pawnee KS-
913 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL PAWNEE AND NORTHERN
STAFFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

At 913 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Great Bend, moving east at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hudson, Seward and Radium.

LAT...LON 3801 9849 3820 9903 3826 9903 3826 9847
      3803 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 275DEG 26KT 3832 9889

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 31, 7:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	40 min
Jul 31, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis, Ness	46 min
Jul 31, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Rush	55 min
Jul 31, 7:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	33 min
Jul 31, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	32 min
Jul 31, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	37 min
Jul 31, 8:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	30 min
Jul 31, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	47 min
Aug 1, 6:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	41 min
Aug 1, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	32 min
Aug 1, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny	47 min

Nearby

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Sources

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