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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2020, 4:46 AM CDT for Barber County, Comanche County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2020, 4:46 AM CDT (09:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2020, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS
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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 Jul 16, 4:45 AM CDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 4:45 AM CDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 235 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2020 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-170745- 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- 235 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2020 /135 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 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 expected this afternoon and evening. Coverage will be limited. Thunderstorms are most likely across the southwest counties, south and west of Dodge City Thursday evening, where some marginally severe wind and hail are possible. Day 1 Hazards ------------- * Hail: Limited risk * Thunderstorm wind damage: Limited risk * Lightning: Limited risk .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Days 2-7 Discussion ------------------- Hot and dry afternoons are expected Friday and Saturday, with the hottest temperatures expected on Saturday. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to return Sunday and Monday afternoon/evening, but organized severe weather is not expected. Days 2-7 Hazards ---------------- * Friday - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Saturday - Excessive heat: Elevated risk * Sunday - Lightning: Elevated risk * Monday - Lightning: Elevated risk * Tuesday - Lightning: Limited risk * Wednesday - 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 Turner
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 1:04 AM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 1:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton, Seward, Stevens | 56 min |
| Jul 16, 3:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 52 min |
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