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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 7, 2020Barber County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at May 7, 2020, 11:07 PM CDT for Barber County, Kansas. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 7, 2020, 11:07 PM CDT (04:07 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2020, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

County Barber 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 May 7, 10:40 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 10:40 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 2:17 AM CDT, 20 hours 50 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
217 AM CDT Thu May 7 2020

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-080730-
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-
217 AM CDT Thu May 7 2020 /117 AM MDT Thu May 7 2020/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south
central...southwest and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Day 1 Discussion
----------------

Isolated thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon and this
evening across the far southeast zones. Any storms are most likely
southeast of a Coldwater-St. John line. Any storm that does
develop may produce marginally severe hail.

Very strong north winds are expected tonight and early Friday
behind a cold front. Winds gusts to near 50 mph are expected.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Lightning: Limited risk
* Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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

Strong north winds will diminish early Friday.

Temperatures will fall into the upper 30s Saturday morning.
Southeast winds by sunrise Saturday are expected to preclude
widespread frost/freeze concerns.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Friday
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

* Saturday
  - Frost: Limited risk

* Sunday
  No hazards.

* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Limited spotter activation is possible across the southeast zones
Thursday afternoon and evening.

&&

For more details visit our webpage
https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ddc

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 9:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 9:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 9:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 9:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 10:16 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 7, 11:07 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 7, 7:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	30 min
May 7, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	24 min
May 7, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	33 min
May 7, 7:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	34 min
May 7, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	44 min
May 7, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Kiowa	23 min
May 7, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade	39 min
May 7, 8:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards	36 min
May 7, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Ford, Kiowa	38 min
May 7, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche	52 min
May 7, 9:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Meade	41 min
May 7, 9:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	37 min
May 7, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	36 min
May 7, 9:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche	19 min
May 7, 9:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	24 min
May 7, 10:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	44 min

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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.