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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 5, 2025Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2025, 3:17 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2025, 3:17 PM MDT (21:17 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2025, 4:15 PM MDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, KS, Stanton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 166 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: 412 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -168 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1140 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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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 Jul 5, 2:25 PM MDT, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:25 PM MDT, 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:49 AM MDT, 11 hours 28 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
449 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-061000-
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-
449 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025 /349 AM MDT Sat Jul 5 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

Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. Wind gusts
as high as 60 mph and quarter sized hail are the main concerns.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Thunderstorms are possible Sunday and Monday evenings. Hail to 2
inches in diameter and wind gusts to 70 mph are possible on
Sunday.

The storms Monday may also contain large hail and damaging winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A few storm spotters may be needed this evening.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:21 PM MDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:18 PM MDT, 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
318 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

KSZ077-052100-
Gray KS-
318 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTY THROUGH 400
PM CDT...

At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a landspout 7 miles north of Montezuma, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts up to 50 mph, and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. 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 southern Gray
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3750 10048 3773 10058 3778 10035 3763 10021
      3762 10021 3761 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 310DEG 13KT 3771 10046

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

SUGDEN

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:46 PM MDT, 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
246 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

KSZ061-052130-
Hamilton KS-
246 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY THROUGH
330 PM MDT...

At 246 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a landspout very near Coolidge, moving east at
20 mph.

HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, and nickel size
         hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. 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...
  Coolidge around 250 PM MDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3817 10204 3813 10163 3787 10175 3796 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 282DEG 15KT 3807 10202

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

SUGDEN

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:59 PM MDT, 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
359 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

KSZ077-052200-
Gray KS-
359 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN GRAY COUNTY THROUGH 500
PM CDT...

At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a landspout 7 miles north of Montezuma, moving
southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts up to 50 mph, and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. 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 southern Gray
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3764 10063 3780 10060 3777 10021 3747 10030
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 297DEG 9KT 3770 10046

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

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 6:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Hamilton	56 min
Jul 4, 6:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny	43 min
Jul 4, 6:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton	50 min
Jul 4, 7:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Scott	59 min
Jul 4, 7:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens	41 min
Jul 4, 7:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Scott	47 min
Jul 4, 8:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Lane, Ness	40 min
Jul 4, 8:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant, Haskell	66 min
Jul 4, 8:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney, Lane	40 min
Jul 4, 8:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	57 min
Jul 4, 8:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney, Gray, Ness	54 min
Jul 4, 8:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell, Meade, Seward	50 min
Jul 4, 9:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Ness	41 min
Jul 4, 9:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stevens	27 min
Jul 4, 10:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Meade	48 min
Jul 4, 10:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	38 min
Jul 4, 10:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Edwards	33 min
Jul 5, 2:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	42 min
Jul 5, 2:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	44 min
Jul 5, 2:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	61 min
Jul 5, 3:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell	48 min
Jul 5, 4:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kearny	56 min
Jul 5, 4:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pawnee	54 min
Jul 5, 4:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Hamilton, Stanton	27 min
Jul 5, 4:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray	54 min
Jul 5, 4:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	48 min
Jul 5, 4:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stanton	40 min
Jul 5, 4:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Kearny	30 min
Jul 5, 4:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	63 min
Jul 5, 5:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Gray	65 min
Jul 5, 5:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Haskell	62 min
Jul 5, 5:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Morton, Stanton	33 min
Jul 5, 5:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	62 min
Jul 5, 5:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Gray, Haskell	23 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.