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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 292, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 16, 20244 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2024, 10:26 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 2024, 10:26 AM CDT (15:26 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2024, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Finney County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS

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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 16, 5:24 AM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 5:24 AM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 4:19 AM CDT, 6 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
419 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-170930-
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-
419 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 /319 AM MDT Fri Aug 16 2024/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this morning (20-50%),
spreading from northwest Kansas into the I-70 to K-96 corridors,
bringing heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds from mid morning
through early afternoon. Additionally, a risk for afternoon
redevelopment with better potential for severe hail of 2 inch
diameter or greater and damaging winds. The favored severe risk
area of 15% coverage is north and east of a Scott City,
Garden City, Montezuma and Ashland line.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Additionally opportunity for thunderstorms are focused on Sunday
night and Monday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected Today or Tonight, however
severe weather reports area appreciated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 9:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 16, 9:39 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
939 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

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

0929 AM     Hail             6 S Scott State Lake    38.60N 100.91W
08/16/2024  M1.75 Inch       Scott              KS   Law Enforcement

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 10:06 AM CDT, 20 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 16, 10:13 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 10:16 AM CDT, 10 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 16, 10:25 AM CDT, 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1025 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

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

1010 AM     Hail             3 SSE Amy               38.45N 100.58W
08/16/2024  E1.75 Inch       Lane               KS   Public

&&

JRJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 9:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott42 min
Aug 16, 9:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott50 min
Aug 16, 9:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCScott24 min
Aug 16, 9:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Lane52 min
Aug 16, 10:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee24 min
Aug 16, 10:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCLane29 min
Aug 16, 10:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford43 min
Aug 16, 10:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess34 min
Aug 16, 10:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCStafford52 min
Aug 16, 11:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCHodgeman14 min
Aug 16, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee47 min

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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.