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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2023, 11:57 PM CDT for Clark County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 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
- Aug 7, 2023, 11:57 PM CDT (04:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2023, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 55
County Clark County, KS
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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 9:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 9:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 522 AM CDT Mon Aug 7 2023 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-081030- 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- 522 AM CDT Mon Aug 7 2023 /422 AM MDT Mon Aug 7 2023/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas, south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms affecting west central and portions of southwest Kansas this evening into the late night hours. The combined strong wind shear, instability, and moisture in place will support very large hail of two inches in diameter or larger with the strongest storm, as well as damaging thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday More severe thunderstorms appear likely Tuesday evening into the late night hours as an intense storm system moved out of the Central Rockies. There is the potential for significant severe weather events with this setup, including two inch diameter hail or larger, destructive wind gusts 75 mph or greater, and even a tornado. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Storm spotters are expected to be needed both tonight and Tuesday night.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 9:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1039 PM CDT Mon Aug 7 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1032 PM Hail 1 SE Holcomb 37.98N 100.98W
08/07/2023 E1.50 inch Finney KS Storm Chaser
&&Local storm report, Aug 7, 10:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Scott | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush, Trego | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Ness | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Gray, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Stafford | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Kearny | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Lane, Scott | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 10:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Meade | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Gray, Meade | 20 min |
| Aug 8, 12:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 33 min |
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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.