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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 25, 2020Trego County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 25, 2020, 12:56 AM CDT for Trego County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 25, 2020, 12:56 AM CDT (05:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2020, 1:45 AM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

County Trego 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 Jun 25, 12:54 AM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 12:54 AM CDT, 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 3:05 AM CDT, 21 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
305 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2020

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-250815-
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-
305 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2020 /205 AM MDT Wed Jun 24 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 to widely scattered thunderstorms are possible this
afternoon mainly along and south of highway 96. A few storms could
be capable of hail to the size of quarters and wind gusts to 60
mph.

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

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

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

Thunderstorms will be possible for the next several days. Severe
risk should remain low however a few storms with the potential of
hail the size of quarters and wind gusts to 60 mph can't be ruled
out.

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

* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

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

* Monday
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 9:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 10:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 11:56 PM CDT, 1 hour before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 12:18 AM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 12:45 AM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 12:56 AM 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
Jun 24, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards	28 min
Jun 24, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee	46 min
Jun 24, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	44 min
Jun 24, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	59 min
Jun 24, 7:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman	37 min
Jun 24, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	46 min
Jun 24, 8:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	35 min
Jun 24, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Kiowa	26 min
Jun 24, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Kiowa	38 min
Jun 24, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa	49 min
Jun 24, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa	31 min
Jun 24, 10:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	51 min
Jun 24, 11:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	49 min
Jun 25, 12:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	42 min
Jun 25, 12:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	45 min
Jun 25, 1:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DDC	Ellis, Trego	3 hr
Jun 25, 1:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Clark	43 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.