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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2024, 12:13 PM CDT for Pawnee County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2024, 12:13 PM CDT (17:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 40
County Pawnee County, KS
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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 Aug 16, 11:17 AM CDT, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 11:17 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
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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
Local storm report, Aug 16, 10:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1035 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 AM Tstm Wnd Gst Larned 38.18N 99.11W
08/16/2024 M72 MPH Pawnee KS Mesonet
&&Local storm report, Aug 16, 10:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1036 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1032 AM Hail Larned 38.18N 99.10W
08/16/2024 M1.75 Inch Pawnee KS Public
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
&&Special weather statement, Aug 16, 10:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1041 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
KSZ030-045-161615-
Trego KS-Ness KS-
1041 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN NESS AND SOUTHERN TREGO
COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 AM CDT...
At 1040 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Arnold, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Ransom and Arnold around 1045 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3858 10016 3873 10015 3875 9966 3846 9971
TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 278DEG 23KT 3866 10006
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TATROLocal storm report, Aug 16, 10:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1042 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 AM Hail Larned 38.18N 99.10W
08/16/2024 M2.75 Inch Pawnee KS Public
&&
JRJLocal storm report, Aug 16, 12:04 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 9:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 9:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 9:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 9:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 52 min |
| Aug 16, 10:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 10:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 10:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 52 min |
| Aug 16, 11:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman | 14 min |
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