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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 14, 2025Ness County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2025, 2:45 AM CDT for Ness County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 14, 2025, 2:45 AM CDT (07:45 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2025, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Ness County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 68 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2111 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1551 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 308 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 7.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

471 
WUUS53 KDDC 140745
SVRDDC
KSC135-140830-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0111.250614T0745Z-250614T0830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
245 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Ness County in west central Kansas...

* Until 330 AM CDT.

* At 245 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest
  of Bazine, moving northwest at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ness City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3834 9959 3826 9969 3826 9985 3844 10009
      3861 9973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0745Z 139DEG 13KT 3836 9976 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

KBJ

2 follow-up statements

581 
WWUS53 KDDC 140807
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
307 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSC135-140830-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-250614T0830Z/
Ness KS-
307 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY...

At 307 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ness City,
moving northwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Ness City and Bazine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3834 9959 3826 9969 3826 9985 3848 10000
      3858 9979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0807Z 139DEG 13KT 3842 9983 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

KBJ

554 
WWUS53 KDDC 140820
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
320 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSC135-140830-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-250614T0830Z/
Ness KS-
320 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 330 AM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, small
hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3834 9959 3826 9969 3826 9985 3848 10000
      3858 9979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 139DEG 13KT 3845 9986 

$$

KBJ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 14, 2:05 AM CDT, 40 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Another round of thunderstorm chances (20-30%) tonight.
Warming trend continues into early next week.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 2:05 AM CDT, 40 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
205 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Another round of thunderstorm chances (20-30%) tonight.

- Warming trend continues into early next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 200 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

WV imagery indicates weak ridging aloft building slowly northeast
through the Four Corners Region. Near the surface, a lee side trough
of low pressure remains anchored in extreme southeast Colorado.

Minimal thunderstorm chances (20-30%) pick back up tonight as the
SREF indicates another series of H5 vort maxima ejecting off an
amplifying ridge axis across the northern Colorado Rockies into the
high plains of northeast Colorado/western Nebraska this evening.
Near the surface, deep level moisture continues to pool ahead of the
anchored lee side trough axis in eastern Colorado with surface
dewpoints well up into mid/upper 60s(F) to the lower 70s(F), providing
more than ample instability with MLCAPE values in excess of 3500 to
4000 J/kg. Combined with steepening mid-level lapse rates associated
with peak daytime heating, thunderstorms are once again forecast to
develop in eastern/northeast Colorado late this afternoon/early evening,
then spread east-southeast into northwest Kansas/southwest Nebraska
overnight, and potentially into central Kansas early Sunday morning.
However, the magnitude of any thunderstorms looks to be more limited
as suggested by the HREF, only showing a 10-20% probability of 6-hr
QPF exceeding even 0.1 of an inch across portions of west central
and central Kansas. Similar conditions are expected Sunday with the
upper level ridge axis shifting only slightly easterward. Limited
thunderstorm chances (mainly in coverage) exist Monday as the upper
level ridge shifts farther east into the Central Plains.

The ongoing warming trend continues today as prevailing southeasterlies
reinforce a warming airmass across the region, pushing H85 temperatures
up around 25C in central Kansas to near 30C in extreme southwest Kansas.
With the HREF showing a 70-90% probability of temperatures topping
85F in central/south central Kansas to a better than an 80-90% probablity
of temperatures exceeding 90F in extreme southwest Kansas, expect
afternoon highs generally up into the upper 80s(F) in central Kansas
to widespread 90s(F) farther west/southwest. A little more widespread
lower/mid 90s(F) are likely Sunday and Monday as the upper level ridge
moves out of the Rockies into the Central Plains.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1203 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

A line of thunderstorms will continue to drift southeast through
northwest and portions of west central Kansas early this morning,
potentially affecting KHYS toward daybreak. Otherwise, primarily
VFR conditions are likely to prevail in vicinity of all TAF sites
through late afternoon. Light south-southeast winds are expected
to persist through much of the period as a lee side trough of low
pressure remains anchored in eastern Colorado.

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

DISCUSSION...JJohnson
AVIATION...JJohnson

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 3:54 AM CDT, 22 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
354 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-140900-
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-
354 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025 /254 AM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few thunderstorms lingering across west central Kansas early
this morning are expected to dissipate by mid-day. Small hail and
moderately gusty winds will be possible with the strongest storms.

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening into
early Saturday morning. The strongest storms will be capable of
producing 1 to 2 inch hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms late Saturday,
mainly across central and south central Kansas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed, mainly west of a Hays to Meade
line, generally after 6 PM.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 1:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1203 AM MDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ061-140615-
Hamilton KS-
1203 AM MDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY THROUGH
1215 AM MDT...

At 1203 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Hartman, or 13 miles northwest of Coolidge, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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 northern Hamilton
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10204 3826 10165 3811 10165 3806 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0603Z 265DEG 32KT 3821 10211

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

KBJ

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 1:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1222 AM MDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ061-140645-
Hamilton KS-
1222 AM MDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY THROUGH
1245 AM MDT...

At 1222 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Hartman, or 14 miles northwest of Coolidge, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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 northern Hamilton
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10204 3826 10163 3801 10163 3804 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0622Z 265DEG 32KT 3822 10214

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

KBJ

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 1:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
144 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ061-062-140715-
Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-
144 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HAMILTON AND
NORTHWESTERN KEARNY COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM CDT/115 AM MDT/...

At 143 AM CDT/1243 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 15 miles north of Syracuse, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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 northern Hamilton
and northwestern Kearny Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10204 3826 10131 3797 10141 3806 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 265DEG 49KT 3820 10169

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

KBJ

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:12 AM CDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
212 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ061-062-140745-
Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-
212 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HAMILTON AND NORTHERN
KEARNY COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM CDT/145 AM MDT/...

At 212 AM CDT/112 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Lakin, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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 northern Hamilton
and northern Kearny Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 10115 3795 10116 3808 10196 3826 10199
TIME...MOT...LOC 0712Z 265DEG 48KT 3803 10140

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

KBJ

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:24 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
224 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ044-045-064-065-140800-
Hodgeman KS-Pawnee KS-Lane KS-Ness KS-
224 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN NESS...NORTHERN
HODGEMAN...SOUTHEASTERN LANE AND NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES THROUGH
300 AM CDT...

At 224 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles northwest of Jetmore, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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 southeastern Ness,
northern Hodgeman, southeastern Lane and northwestern Pawnee
Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3862 9978 3837 9958 3835 9959 3835 9957
      3826 9950 3809 9992 3832 10030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0724Z 253DEG 32KT 3827 10002

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KBJ

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:42 AM CDT, 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
242 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ043-061>063-140815-
Finney KS-Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-Scott KS-
242 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT HAMILTON...KEARNY...NORTHWESTERN
FINNEY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM CDT/215 AM
MDT/...

At 241 AM CDT/141 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 17 miles south of Leoti, moving east at 35 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Shallow Water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3803 10204 3826 10173 3826 10113 3849 10113
      3849 10085 3788 10100 3776 10166 3794 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 253DEG 49KT 3824 10141

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

KBJ

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 1:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	12 min
Jun 14, 1:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	23 min
Jun 14, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	31 min
Jun 14, 2:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	33 min
Jun 14, 2:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	36 min
Jun 14, 2:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny, Scott	33 min
Jun 14, 3:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	35 min
Jun 14, 3:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Trego	33 min
Jun 14, 3:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	24 min
Jun 14, 3:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	24 min
Jun 14, 3:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pawnee	36 min
Jun 14, 3:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Scott	37 min
Jun 14, 3:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness, Pawnee, Trego	35 min
Jun 14, 4:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis, Lane, Ness, Rush, Trego	32 min
Jun 14, 4:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	33 min
Jun 14, 4:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush	30 min
Jun 14, 4:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Trego	3 hr
Jun 14, 5:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee	32 min
Jun 14, 5:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee	34 min
Jun 14, 5:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness	3 hr
Jun 14, 6:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Pratt, Stafford	23 min
Jun 14, 6:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford	38 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.