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Heat Advisory 7, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 10, 20195 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this heat advisory at Aug 10, 2019, 1:16 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2019, 1:16 PM CDT (18:16 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Aug 10, 11:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 11:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 4:53 AM CDT, 8 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
453 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-111000-
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-
453 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019 /353 AM MDT Sat Aug 10 2019/

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 this morning from southwest into central
Kansas will produce brief heavy rainfall and lightning.
Thunderstorms are expected to develop along a surface trough in
northwest Kansas this evening, and a cluster of thunderstorms
will propagate across northern Kansas tonight. Locally heavy
rainfall along with hail up to the size of quarters and gusty
winds may accompany the thunderstorm cluster.

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

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

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

Another cluster of thunderstorms is likely to form in northwest
Kansas and southwest Nebraska and to move across northern Kansas
Sunday night. Heavy rain, hail up to the size of golfballs and
damaging winds are possible. Heat index values will approach 105
in south central Kansas Sunday afternoon.

Scattered thunderstorms may occur behind a cold front Monday, but
thunderstorm chances will decrease Tuesday through Friday. Very
warm temperatures with highs near 100 can be expected Friday.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Sunday
  - Lightning: Elevated risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Elevated risk
  - Excessive heat: Elevated risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Elevated risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Elevated risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton52 min
Aug 10, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton34 min
Aug 10, 2:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward23 min
Aug 10, 2:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDDCEllis, Lane, Ness, Rush, Scott, Trego16 hr

Nearby

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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.