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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 16, 2020Finney County, Kearny County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2020, 9:04 PM CDT for Finney County, Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Aug 16, 2020, 9:04 PM CDT (02:04 UTC)
Expired: Aug 16, 2020, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Finney County, KS, Kearny 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 Aug 16, 4:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 4:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
442 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2020

...Updated Aviation...

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday)
Issued at 315 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2020

Thunderstorms are expected to once again develop across portions
of eastern Colorado this afternoon and trek southeast into western
portions of our forecast area this evening into the early
overnight hours. The strongest of storms will be capable of
producing large hail and damaging winds, as well as heavy rain
and frequent lightning. Otherwise, expect an increase in
cloudiness and light winds from the south to southeast. Dry
conditions are expected tomorrow with mostly clear skies. As for
temperatures, lows tonight look to dip into the 60s with highs
tomorrow in the upper 80s.

.LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday)
Issued at 315 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2020

Upper level flow will become more northerly throughout the week
as a large upper level ridge spins over the western United States.
This in combination of drier conditions towards the surface will
result in little to no rain chances for western Kansas. However, a
stray thunderstorm or two can not be ruled out during peak
heating. Temperatures through the long term look to reach into the
upper 80s with lows in the 60s.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Monday evening)
Issued at 442 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2020

VFR will continue through this TAF cycle. Scattered strong to
severe convection across eastern Colorado and NW Kansas as of
2140z is moving slowly south in the direction of SW Kansas. Have
very low confidence regarding how much, if any, of this activity
will survive and move toward the terminals tonight. With models in
disarray, opted to keep convection out of all TAFs. Variable
amounts of cirrus anvil debris are expected. Light SE winds to
begin the TAF period this evening, will trend light and variable,
and then NWly toward morning, as a weak cold front slides through
the airports. Behind the cold front daylight Monday, a light NEly
wind will prevail with no convection expected.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  64  88  63  88 /  10   0   0   0
GCK  63  86  62  89 /  20   0   0   0
EHA  61  89  63  93 /  40  10   0   0
LBL  63  91  63  92 /  30  10   0   0
HYS  66  89  63  87 /  20   0   0   0
P28  68  90  64  87 /  10  10   0   0

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Hovorka_42
LONG TERM...Hovorka_42
AVIATION...Turner

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 4:34 AM CDT, 16 hours 30 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
434 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2020

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-170945-
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-
434 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2020 /334 AM MDT Sun Aug 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
----------------

There is a chance of thunderstorms late this afternoon into early
tonight, especially across far western Kansas. These storms could
be severe with hail to half dollar size and winds to 60 mph.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.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, Aug 16, 7:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 8:33 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 16, 8:43 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 8:48 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 16, 9:02 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 9:04 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
904 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2020

KSZ061>063-170245-
Finney KS-Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-
904 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON...KEARNY
AND WESTERN FINNEY COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT/845 PM MDT/...

At 904 PM CDT/804 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 18 miles northwest of Lakin, moving southeast at 30 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Garden City, Lakin, Holcomb, Deerfield and Kendall.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000
PM MDT/ for southwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3826 10157 3827 10128 3818 10110 3814 10060
      3777 10101 3788 10154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 312DEG 27KT 3819 10139

TATRO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 16, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis, Trego	48 min
Aug 16, 7:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Lane	55 min
Aug 16, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	50 min
Aug 16, 8:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	42 min
Aug 16, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Scott	35 min
Aug 16, 8:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Lane	42 min
Aug 16, 9:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	39 min
Aug 16, 9:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	52 min
Aug 16, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant, Haskell	57 min
Aug 16, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Ford, Gray, Haskell	37 min
Aug 16, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stanton, Stevens	48 min
Aug 16, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	51 min
Aug 16, 9:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	50 min
Aug 16, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	45 min
Aug 16, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Seward, Stevens	45 min
Aug 16, 10:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford, Hodgeman, Meade	43 min
Aug 16, 11:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton, Stevens	40 min

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