Alert archive / Kansas / Special Weather Statements in 2023

Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 21, 2023Ness County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 21, 2023, 1:43 AM CDT for Ness County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2023, 1:43 AM CDT (06:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2023, 2:30 AM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
40

County Ness County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The text

As transmitted.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

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.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 21, 12:43 AM CDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 12:43 AM CDT, 1 hour before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 2:08 AM CDT, 23 hours 35 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 1:02 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
102 AM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023

KSZ045-046-065-210645-
Rush KS-Pawnee KS-Ness KS-
102 AM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Ness,
northwestern Pawnee and southwestern Rush Counties through 145 AM
CDT...

At 102 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Ness City to near Burdett.
Movement was northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Bazine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3859 10015 3838 9931 3822 9937 3837 10007
TIME...MOT...LOC 0602Z 244DEG 13KT 3838 10000 3824 9956

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

RBURG
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 1:43 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
143 AM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023

KSZ045-046-065-210730-
Rush KS-Pawnee KS-Ness KS-
143 AM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of central Ness,
northwestern Pawnee and southwestern Rush Counties through 230 AM
CDT...

At 143 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ness City to 6 miles northwest of Rozel.
Movement was northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Bazine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

These storms 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3864 10009 3839 9921 3825 9946 3840 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 223DEG 7KT 3841 9989 3828 9946

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 1:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess43 min
Jun 21, 2:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush38 min
Jun 21, 2:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCNess4 hr
Jun 21, 2:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess37 min
Jun 21, 2:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCNess3 hr
Jun 21, 3:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee41 min
Jun 21, 3:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush47 min
Jun 21, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis44 min
Jun 21, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush29 min
Jun 21, 3:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee33 min
Jun 21, 4:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDDCHodgeman, Pawnee, Rush3 hr
Jun 21, 4:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCRush34 min
Jun 21, 4:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee46 min
Jun 21, 4:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee44 min
Jun 21, 5:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards51 min
Jun 21, 5:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStafford50 min
Jun 21, 5:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford49 min
Jun 21, 6:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford41 min
Jun 21, 6:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt58 min
Jun 21, 7:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche64 min
Jun 21, 8:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber26 min
Jun 21, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton29 min
Jun 21, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton33 min
Jun 21, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton26 min
Jun 21, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCMorton38 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Kansas, 2023Every special weather statement in 2023

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.