Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
279 WWUS53 KDDC 190041 SVSDDC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 741 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 KSC047-057-097-190100- /O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0209.000000T0000Z-240619T0100Z/ Ford KS-Kiowa KS-Edwards KS- 741 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR FORD...NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES... At 740 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ft. Dodge, moving east at 25 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR East-Central Ford County, Southwest Edwards County, and Northwest Kiowa County. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. Locations impacted include... Ford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3745 9956 3747 9956 3747 9968 3751 10010 3781 10010 3792 9964 3791 9957 3793 9957 3794 9954 3745 9952 TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 268DEG 22KT 3769 9984 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH $$ SPRINGER