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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
639 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

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Gray KS-Seward KS-Finney KS-Hodgeman KS-Rush KS-Pawnee KS-Lane KS-
Stevens KS-Grant KS-Haskell KS-Ness KS-Ford KS-
639 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FORD...NORTHWESTERN
SEWARD...CENTRAL FINNEY...EASTERN GRANT...NESS...HODGEMAN...
SOUTHEASTERN LANE...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE...NORTHEASTERN STEVENS...
GRAY...SOUTHWESTERN RUSH AND HASKELL COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM CDT...

At 637 PM CDT, surface weather observations reported gusty showers
along a line extending from near Ransom to near Hickok. Movement was
south at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Surface observations.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Blowing dust could reduce visibilities
         down to a quarter-mile at times.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Ness City, Pierceville, Hickok, and Plymell around 640 PM CDT.
  Ryus around 645 PM CDT.
  Charleston around 650 PM CDT.
  Kalvesta around 655 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Satanta, Cave,
Ingalls, Sublette and Cimarron.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3754 10139 3774 10113 3774 10109 3777 10109
      3870 9983 3829 9942 3722 10102
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 339DEG 26KT 3858 9987 3752 10129

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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