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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 16, 2024Pawnee County, Kansas

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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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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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 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, Aug 16, 4:19 AM CDT, 7 hours 54 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

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

TATRO
Local 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

&&

JRJ
Local storm report, Aug 16, 12:04 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 12:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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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, 10:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness49 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

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Sources

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