diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_events.yml b/.github/workflows/run_events.yml
index aafd3565..c3ffc8e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_events.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_events.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
     - 'python/events/**'
+    workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   unittests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_metrics.yml b/.github/workflows/run_metrics.yml
index 508ecf87..7b4e2d90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_metrics.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_metrics.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
     - 'python/metrics/**'
+    workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   unittests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_nwis_client.yml b/.github/workflows/run_nwis_client.yml
index 3cd37c10..56e0b7c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_nwis_client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_nwis_client.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
     - 'python/nwis_client/**'
+    workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   unittests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_nwm_client.yml b/.github/workflows/run_nwm_client.yml
index a630c7e0..7eff297b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_nwm_client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_nwm_client.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
     - 'python/nwm_client/**'
+    workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   unittests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_nwm_client_new.yml b/.github/workflows/run_nwm_client_new.yml
index 7ac945c9..b6456000 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_nwm_client_new.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_nwm_client_new.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
     - 'python/nwm_client_new/**'
+    workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   unittests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_rest_client.yml b/.github/workflows/run_rest_client.yml
index b7e78a5c..0e4f0b3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_rest_client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_rest_client.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
     - 'python/_restclient/**'
+    workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   unittests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_svi_client.yml b/.github/workflows/run_svi_client.yml
index 5936b0ee..50b935db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_svi_client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_svi_client.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
     - 'python/svi_client/**'
+    workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   unittests: