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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 4, 2025Lane County, Scott County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 4, 2025, 11:56 PM CDT for Lane County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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
Sep 4, 2025, 11:56 PM CDT (04:56 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2025, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Lane County, KS, Scott County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2025-09-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1013 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2025-09-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1013 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-361 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1628 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

460 
WUUS53 KDDC 050456
SVRDDC
KSC101-171-050545-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0252.250905T0456Z-250905T0545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1156 PM CDT Thu Sep 4 2025

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Scott County in west central Kansas...
  Southwestern Lane County in west central Kansas...

* Until 1245 AM CDT.

* At 1156 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shallow
  Water, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Grigston around 1215 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3835 10092 3842 10094 3851 10063 3830 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 262DEG 16KT 3840 10085 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

RBURG
2 follow-up statements
389 
WWUS53 KDDC 050504
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1204 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025

KSC101-171-050545-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250905T0545Z/
Scott KS-Lane KS-
1204 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN LANE COUNTIES...

At 1204 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grigston,
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Grigston around 1215 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3836 10089 3842 10092 3851 10063 3830 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0504Z 262DEG 16KT 3841 10080 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RBURG
721 
WWUS53 KDDC 050527
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1227 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025

KSC101-171-050545-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250905T0545Z/
Scott KS-Lane KS-
1227 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN LANE COUNTIES...

At 1226 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grigston,
moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Scott and southwestern Lane Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3834 10080 3842 10082 3851 10063 3830 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 268DEG 11KT 3838 10075 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

RBURG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark33 min
Sep 4, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott38 min
Sep 5, 12:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFinney, Lane, Scott50 min
Sep 5, 1:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott17 min
Sep 5, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness33 min
Sep 5, 4:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney32 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.