Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
423 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-190930-
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-
423 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /323 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD
OF AN ADVANCING DRYLINE. TENNIS TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS. THE
THREAT FOR TORNADOES INCREASES TOWARD SUNSET AS LOW LEVEL SHEAR
INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY. AN ISOLATED LONG-LIVED TORNADO WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST SUPERCELL STORM DURING THE MID TO LATE
EVENING HOURS.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST
KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS, GENERALLY EAST OF
A WAKEENEY TO MEADE LINE. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 60
MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS WELL,
BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS UNLIKELY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HOWEVER, IT IS
TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MAINLY EAST OF A SCOTT CITY TO MEADE LINE.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC

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