Special Weather Statement issued October 13 at 5:02PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
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At 501 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Protection, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Kiowa, northwestern Comanche and east central Clark Counties. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central and southwestern Kansas.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- KS, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Kiowa; Clark; Comanche
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-13T17:02:00-05:00
- states
- ["KS"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-13T17:02:00-05:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f8e4fee42583f2ae30db4b599379eb7a0890a926.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central and southwestern Kansas.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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