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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 18, 2019Barber County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at May 18, 2019, 12:18 PM CDT for Barber County, Kansas. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 18, 2019, 12:18 PM CDT (17:18 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 2019, 1:15 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Barber 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 May 18, 5:39 AM CDT, 6 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 5:39 AM CDT, 6 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 2:18 AM CDT, 10 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
218 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-190730-
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-
218 AM CDT Sat May 18 2019 /118 AM MDT Sat May 18 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
----------------

Another round of severe weather expected for Saturday afternoon
and evening as the atmosphere looks to have ample time to recover
from Friday's storms. The slight risk extends across much of the
CWA east of a line along HWY 83 with the right ingredients to have
similar impacts as before with large hail, destructive winds, and
a few tornadoes possible, especially for eastern counties being
the bullseye of impact for central and south central Kansas east
of HWY 183. Any severe storms should exit the area to the east and
northeast by 10PM CDT.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Lightning: Limited risk
* Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk

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

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

Multiple rounds of rain showers and thunderstorms will occur over
the next week with Monday being the highlight for severe weather
for the first impulse across the high plains. All forms of severe
weather look to be possible to include a few tornadoes as the next
system makes its way across the western United States into the
Great Plain region. Flooding will also be a high concern for
Monday and Tuesday as rain amounts look to reach 3-4 inches for
counties east of HWY 183 and 1-3 inches for points westward.
Moderate flooding risk is likely for these areas of 3-4 inches in
the same parts that were recently impacted the past couple of
weeks with not much expected to see a flash flood scenario to
take place. Stay tuned for updates and possible watches and
warning to be issued over the weekend for these first couple of
days of the new work week.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Sunday
  - None

* Monday
  - Lightning: Significant risk
  - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Wednesday
  - None

* Thursday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed for points east of Highway 83
after 2PM CDT for Saturday afternoon and evening.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 18, 12:18 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade47 min
May 17, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness47 min
May 17, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade, Seward56 min
May 17, 7:41 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDDCMeade34 min
May 17, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness54 min
May 17, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade48 min
May 17, 8:28 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman32 min
May 17, 8:37 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade38 min
May 17, 8:48 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDDCClark, Ford, Meade42 min
May 17, 8:52 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness23 min
May 17, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego40 min
May 17, 9:12 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDDCEdwards, Ford33 min
May 17, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Rush31 min
May 17, 9:36 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDDCEdwards, Ford, Kiowa24 min
May 17, 9:55 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford50 min
May 17, 10:37 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford38 min
May 17, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego54 min
May 17, 11:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCStafford25 min
May 17, 11:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford41 min
May 17, 11:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess38 min
May 17, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford16 min
May 18, 12:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis, Rush43 min
May 18, 12:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford36 min
May 18, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt39 min
May 18, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton, Morton, Stanton, Stevens47 min
May 18, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Hamilton, Stevens32 min
May 18, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa61 min
May 18, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray27 min
May 18, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Seward43 min
May 18, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane, Scott34 min
May 18, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray, Haskell, Meade53 min
May 18, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray, Meade49 min
May 18, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray, Haskell, Meade, Seward43 min
May 18, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford19 min
May 18, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny46 min
May 18, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane, Scott44 min
May 18, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCMeade47 min
May 18, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Meade51 min
May 18, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane28 min
May 18, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Lane49 min
May 18, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman55 min
May 18, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade52 min
May 18, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt54 min
May 18, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt, Stafford50 min
May 18, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott56 min
May 18, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Kiowa and 1 more52 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.