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Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 14, 20255 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2025, 4:13 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 32 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, 4:13 AM CDT (09:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2025, 4:45 AM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
50

Counties Ellis County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 2025-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2111 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2025-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 14, 2:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 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, 2 hours 8 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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:21 AM CDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
321 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ030-045-046-064-065-140845-
Hodgeman KS-Rush KS-Pawnee KS-Trego KS-Ness KS-
321 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN NESS...NORTHEASTERN
HODGEMAN...SOUTH CENTRAL TREGO...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHWESTERN
RUSH COUNTIES THROUGH 345 AM CDT...

At 321 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Bazine, moving northwest at 15 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of eastern Ness,
northeastern Hodgeman, south central Trego, northwestern Pawnee and
southwestern Rush Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3840 9930 3814 9961 3847 10000 3875 9979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 139DEG 13KT 3830 9977

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

KBJ
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:21 AM CDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
321 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ043-140845-
Scott KS-
321 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SCOTT COUNTY THROUGH 345 AM
CDT...

At 321 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Modoc, moving northwest at 25 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of Scott County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10081 3845 10068 3839 10069 3828 10105
      3845 10113 3870 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 139DEG 13KT 3850 10105

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

KBJ
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:24 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
324 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ065-079-140900-
Pawnee KS-Edwards KS-
324 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PAWNEE AND NORTH CENTRAL
EDWARDS COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CDT...

At 324 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sanford, moving north at 20 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...
  Sanford around 330 AM CDT.
  Rozel around 340 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3797 9928 3798 9941 3823 9946 3823 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 183DEG 18KT 3810 9934

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

KBJ
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:38 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
338 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-140915-
Gray KS-Finney KS-Stanton KS-Lane KS-Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-Grant KS-
Scott KS-Haskell KS-
338 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...
KEARNY...FINNEY...SCOTT...GRANT...LANE...NORTHEASTERN STANTON...
NORTHWESTERN GRAY AND NORTHERN HASKELL COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM
CDT/315 AM MDT/...

At 336 AM CDT/236 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 8 miles north of Garden City, moving north at 20 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Friend around 355 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3827 10115 3827 10112 3870 10113 3870 10034
      3802 10050 3756 10079 3748 10156 3782 10170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0836Z 183DEG 18KT 3810 10090

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

KBJ
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:40 AM CDT, 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
340 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ030-031-044>046-064-065-079-140915-
Hodgeman KS-Rush KS-Pawnee KS-Trego KS-Lane KS-Ellis KS-Ness KS-
Edwards KS-
340 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NESS...NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...
TREGO...NORTHEASTERN LANE...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE...WESTERN RUSH...
NORTHWESTERN EDWARDS AND WESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM CDT...

At 339 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bazine, moving north at 20 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...
  Brownell around 355 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3893 9961 3878 9959 3868 9939 3810 9919
      3806 9955 3844 9990 3848 10032 3870 10036
      3870 10015 3913 10015 3913 9952
TIME...MOT...LOC 0839Z 183DEG 18KT 3849 9973

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

KBJ
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
413 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

KSZ030-031-044>046-064-065-140945-
Hodgeman KS-Rush KS-Pawnee KS-Trego KS-Lane KS-Ellis KS-Ness KS-
413 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NESS...NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...
TREGO...EAST CENTRAL LANE...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE...RUSH AND ELLIS
COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM CDT...

At 413 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles north of Ogallah to 6 miles south of
Trego Center to near Alamota. Movement was east at 40 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Ransom, Alamota, Arnold, Beeler, Riga, and Cedar Bluff around 420
  AM CDT.
  Ellis and Brownell around 425 AM CDT.
  Ness City around 430 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Yocemento.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3902 9904 3857 9914 3815 9975 3849 10050
      3871 10014 3913 10015 3913 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 290DEG 42KT 3910 9971 3878 9992 3848 10037

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

JJOHNSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 1:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton12 min
Jun 14, 1:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton23 min
Jun 14, 1:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton31 min
Jun 14, 2:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny33 min
Jun 14, 2:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess36 min
Jun 14, 2:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton, Kearny, Scott33 min
Jun 14, 2:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCNess45 min
Jun 14, 3:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKearny35 min
Jun 14, 3:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCTrego33 min
Jun 14, 3:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess24 min
Jun 14, 3:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCScott24 min
Jun 14, 3:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPawnee36 min
Jun 14, 3:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Scott37 min
Jun 14, 3:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess, Pawnee, Trego35 min
Jun 14, 4:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis33 min
Jun 14, 4:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman, Pawnee, Rush30 min
Jun 14, 4:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCTrego3 hr
Jun 14, 5:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee32 min
Jun 14, 5:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee34 min
Jun 14, 5:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness3 hr
Jun 14, 6:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Comanche, Pratt, Stafford23 min
Jun 14, 6:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Comanche, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford38 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.