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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 26, 2020, 11:46 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jun 26, 2020, 11:46 PM CDT (04:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2020, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Scott County, KS
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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 26, 7:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 7:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 4:38 AM CDT, 19 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 438 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-270945- 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- 438 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020 /338 AM MDT Fri Jun 26 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 ---------------- A surface front will stall over the area this afternoon and become the focus area for isolated strong to severe thunderstorms in the late afternoon. Later in the evening, widespread thunderstorms will move into western Kansas from Colorado. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Hail: Limited risk * Thunderstorm wind damage: Limited risk * Lightning: Significant risk * Excessive heat: Limited risk * Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Hot weather will continue through the extended period with occasional afternoon rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Saturday - Lightning: Limited risk - Severe thunderstorm: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk * Sunday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Monday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Tuesday - Lightning: Limited risk - Excessive heat: Limited risk - Fire weather: Elevated risk * Wednesday - Lightning: Limited risk * Thursday - Lightning: 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 26, 10:48 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1048 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ELKHART 37.00N 101.90W
06/26/2020 M68 MPH MORTON KS AWOS
AWOS STATION KEHA ELKHART AWOS SITE.
&&Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:55 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 955 PM MDT Fri Jun 26 2020 KSZ061-270445- Hamilton KS- 955 PM MDT Fri Jun 26 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY UNTIL 1045 PM MDT... At 954 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Holly, or 7 miles northwest of Coolidge, moving northeast at 20 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Syracuse and Coolidge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM MDT for southwestern Kansas. LAT...LON 3826 10204 3826 10173 3792 10159 3789 10204 TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 238DEG 19KT 3810 10213 UMSCHEID
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 11:12 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1112 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020 KSZ061>063-270445- Finney KS-Kearny KS-Hamilton KS- 1112 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON...KEARNY AND NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT/1045 PM MDT/... At 1111 PM CDT/1011 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Holcomb to near Kendall. Movement was east at 10 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Garden City, Lakin, Holcomb, Deerfield, Kendall and Friend. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT/300 AM MDT/ for southwestern Kansas. LAT...LON 3791 10067 3786 10157 3826 10174 3826 10067 TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 286DEG 11KT 3798 10101 3795 10163 UMSCHEID
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 11:46 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1146 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020
KSZ043-044-061>063-270545-
Finney KS-Kearny KS-Lane KS-Hamilton KS-Scott KS-
1146 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON...NORTHERN
KEARNY...NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...SCOTT...LANE AND NORTHWESTERN GRAY
COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT/1145 PM MDT/...
At 1143 PM CDT/1043 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a significant
wind shift to the northwest, well ahead of numerous thunderstorms, along
a line extending from 9 miles south of Oakley to near Modoc to 8 miles
northwest of Kendall. Individual thunderstorms were moving east at 30 mph.
Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Garden City, Scott City, Lakin, Holcomb, Dighton, Deerfield,
Grigston, Scott State Lake, Modoc, Shallow Water, Manning, Pendennis,
Amy, Healy, Friend and Shields.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT/300 AM
MDT/ for southwestern and west central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3826 10180 3827 10112 3870 10113 3870 10025
3817 10046 3790 10077 3801 10190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 296DEG 26KT 3899 10084 3852 10103 3805 10161
UMSCHEIDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 26, 10:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Kearny | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott, Trego | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 1:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 66 min |
| Jun 27, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Gray, Kiowa | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 43 min |
| Jun 27, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 43 min |
| Jun 27, 4:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 51 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.