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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 17, 2025Clark County, Meade County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2025, 9:34 PM CDT for Clark County, Meade County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 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 17, 2025, 9:34 PM CDT (02:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2025, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Clark County, KS, Meade County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:37 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 81 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: 657 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -322 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 922 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 6.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

543 
WUUS53 KDDC 180234
SVRDDC
KSC025-119-180315-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0124.250618T0234Z-250618T0315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
934 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southwestern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 934 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of
  Knowles, or 12 miles west of Englewood, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Englewood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3711 10026 3712 9990 3700 9991 3700 10032
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 276DEG 20KT 3706 10022 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BENNETT

3 follow-up statements

027 
WWUS53 KDDC 180246
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
946 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

KSC025-119-180315-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-250618T0315Z/
Meade KS-Clark KS-
946 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...

At 945 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Englewood,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Englewood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3709 10015 3709 9991 3700 9991 3700 10019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 276DEG 28KT 3704 10010 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BENNETT

406 
WWUS53 KDDC 180251
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
951 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

KSC025-119-180315-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-250618T0315Z/
Meade KS-Clark KS-
951 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEADE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...

At 951 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Englewood,
moving east at 25 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...
Englewood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3709 10011 3709 9991 3700 9991 3700 10012
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 276DEG 20KT 3704 10006 

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

$$

BENNETT

588 
WWUS53 KDDC 180305
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1005 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

KSC025-119-180315-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-250618T0315Z/
Meade KS-Clark KS-
1005 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEADE AND
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3709 10011 3709 9991 3700 9991 3700 10012
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 276DEG 20KT 3703 9997 

$$

SPRINGER

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 17, 5:08 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Cool stable air has reduced the risk of severe thunderstorms tonight.
Scattered thunderstorms tonight will produce locally heavy rainfall, with flooding potential where soils are saturated. Marginally severe hail is possible.
A rapid intense heatwave is expected late this week, with afternoon temperatures near 100 degrees Friday and Saturday.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 5:08 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
508 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...Updated Aviation/Key Messages...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Cool stable air has reduced the risk of severe thunderstorms
  tonight.

- Scattered thunderstorms tonight will produce locally heavy
  rainfall, with flooding potential where soils are saturated.
  Marginally severe hail is possible.

- A rapid intense heatwave is expected late this week, with
  afternoon temperatures near 100 degrees Friday and Saturday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 201 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

19z surface and upper air observations show cool upslope east to
southeast winds across southwest Kansas.  These winds combining with
a stratus deck from the overnight and mid morning MCS that went
through central Kansas have kept our temperatures in the 70s through
midday.  The morning outflow boundary has made it well into the
Texas panhandle through northern Oklahoma.  A second outflow
boundary has led to convection along the K-96 corridor which is
moving east-southeast.

Tonight given the situation from the previous MCS and ongoing cloud
cover and convection combining with short term models showing the
boundary of warmer air staying mainly along and south of the
Oklahoma border the severe risk has lessened across southwest
Kansas.  With the cooler and stable air the instability values will
have a tough time increasing and any convection will be elevated
pretty much negating any tornado risk.  Short term models continue
to show the best opportunity for rain along the second outflow
boundary which sets up roughly south and east of Dodge City.  With
PWAT values ~1.5 inches we could certainly see some locally heavy
rainfall and some isolated areas of flooding.  Severe threat will be
generally limited to some strong gusty winds around 60 mph mainly
along the Oklahoma border.  With how the airmasses are setup it
looks like the MCS with the 80+ mph wind potential will be moreso in
the Texas panhandle into northern Oklahoma along the frontal
boundary.  A second area of convection will develop in northeast
Colorado and makes its way into western Kansas during the overnight
however as the MCS hits the more stable air we should just see
general thunderstorms with them weakening to ending shortly after
midnight.

Wednesday should stay cooler as north winds and 850 mb temperatures
warming to around 20 (C) should lead to highs in the 80s.

In the long term LREF upper air patterns show a building ridge in
the southeast CONUS with strong southwesterly flow in the central
plains.  This will allow hotter air from the desert southwest to
overspread the region on Friday and Saturday with highs reaching
into the mid to upper 90s. Given the recent rains we should still
have fairly moist dewpoints despite the southwest winds so humidity
values will be higher and could lead to heat index values greater
than 100 degrees especially east of highway 183.   Heat risk across
southwest Kansas is at moderate to major suggesting that any
prolonged exposure to the heat will lead to a higher risk of heat
exhaustion.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/...
Issued at 508 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

Satellite and surface observations at 22z depict widespread MVFR
stratus across SW KS, in a post frontal environment with E/NE
surface winds. The expectation is for these ceilings to
gradually improve to VFR through tonight. Scattered
thunderstorms are likely to develop overnight, 00-12z Wed, but
with confidence very low on placement, and with storms possibly
remaining east of the airports, kept this set of TAFs dry. TAF
convective amendments are possible overnight. Elevated northeast
winds gusting to near 25 kts as of 22z will weaken quickly and
trend to light northwest through tonight. Excellent flying
weather is expected Wednesday with VFR/SKC and light winds.

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for KSZ066-079>081-089-
090.

&&

DISCUSSION...Tatro
AVIATION...Turner

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 3:29 AM CDT, 18 hours 5 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
329 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-180830-
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-
329 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 /229 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 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

Significant severe potential exists as storms are expected to
develop on Tuesday. With these storms a strong MCS is forecasted
to move across Kansas producing very strong and damaging winds.
All hazards are possible with organized wind being the largest
threat. Some uncertainty still remains both spatially and due to
the previous overnight's storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected unless multiple discrete cells
are able to develop and maintain themselves.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
656 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

KSZ043-180045-
Scott KS-
656 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SCOTT COUNTY THROUGH 745 PM
CDT...

At 655 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles west of Scott State Lake to 6 miles
southeast of Leoti. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Modoc around 705 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Scott City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10069 3867 10069 3829 10090 3833 10103
      3837 10113 3870 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 289DEG 20KT 3867 10109 3840 10131

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

BENNETT

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 7:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
713 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

KSZ066-180045-
Stafford KS-
713 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY
THROUGH 745 PM CDT...

At 713 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stafford, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Stafford around 720 PM CDT.
  Zenith around 725 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3783 9869 3795 9876 3808 9847 3783 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 247DEG 29KT 3791 9865

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

BENNETT

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 8:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
830 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

KSZ074-084-180215-
Stanton KS-Morton KS-
830 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MORTON AND STANTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM CDT...

At 829 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
The Saunders Elevator, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Areas of blowing dust.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  The Saunders Elevator around 835 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Manter.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3770 10204 3773 10162 3720 10158 3719 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 267DEG 16KT 3750 10210

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

TURNER

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 8:54 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
854 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

KSZ074-075-084-085-180245-
Stanton KS-Stevens KS-Grant KS-Morton KS-
854 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN MORTON...WESTERN GRANT...
EASTERN STANTON AND STEVENS COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM CDT...

At 853 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Johnson City to 7 miles east of Hough.
Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Areas of blowing dust.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Big Bow and Feterita around 900 PM CDT.
  Hugoton around 905 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Ulysses and
Moscow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10175 3767 10188 3767 10125 3700 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 275DEG 23KT 3760 10167 3689 10144

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

TURNER

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:16 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
916 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

KSZ080-081-088>090-180315-
Pratt KS-Clark KS-Barber KS-Kiowa KS-Comanche KS-
916 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA...BARBER...
COMANCHE...PRATT AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM
CDT...

At 916 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Sun City to near Acres. Movement was
southeast at 15 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Buttermilk around 930 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9990 3716 9986 3781 9853 3764 9846
      3739 9846 3738 9835 3729 9835 3700 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 324DEG 15KT 3735 9899 3705 9984

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

BENNETT

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:29 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
929 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

KSZ087-088-180300-
Meade KS-Clark KS-
929 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MEADE AND
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM CDT...

At 929 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southeast of Meade State Park, moving southeast at 15 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 southeastern Meade
and southwestern Clark Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3704 10040 3716 10021 3700 10004 3700 10037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 324DEG 14KT 3705 10025

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

BENNETT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 7:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	32 min
Jun 17, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Pratt	51 min
Jun 17, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	45 min
Jun 17, 8:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant, Stanton, Stevens	51 min
Jun 17, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Seward, Stevens	38 min
Jun 17, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Pratt	59 min
Jun 17, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	31 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.