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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 163, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2025, 3:43 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 47 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 10, 2025, 3:43 PM CDT (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2025, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
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 10, 2:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 2:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 2:50 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
250 PM CDT Thu Jul 10 2025
KSZ043-062-063-102015-
Finney KS-Kearny KS-Scott KS-
250 PM CDT Thu Jul 10 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KEARNY...
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY AND SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM CDT...
At 250 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of Friend, moving northeast at 35 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
Shallow Water around 305 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3820 10067 3814 10111 3826 10119 3827 10112
3834 10112 3849 10084
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 243DEG 28KT 3826 10108
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SPRINGERSpecial weather statement, Jul 10, 3:11 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 25 min |
| Jul 10, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kearny | 34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.