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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 3, 2021Finney County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Sep 3, 2021, 7:12 PM CDT for Finney County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Sep 3, 2021, 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 50

County Finney County, KS

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 3, 7:07 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
707 PM CDT FRI SEP 3 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     HAIL             4 NNE ROLLA             37.17N 101.59W
09/03/2021  E1.00 INCH       MORTON             KS   PUBLIC

&&

JDF

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 7:12 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
712 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

KSZ043-044-063-040045-
Finney KS-Lane KS-Scott KS-
712 PM CDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Finney,
southern Scott and southwestern Lane Counties through 745 PM CDT...

At 712 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Garden City, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of .

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3795 10069 3800 10105 3846 10104 3838 10048
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 195DEG 24KT 3805 10078

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

HOVORKA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 4, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	43 min
Sep 4, 12:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	34 min
Sep 4, 1:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	23 min
Sep 4, 1:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney, Kearny	47 min
Sep 4, 2:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	48 min

Nearby

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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.