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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2026, 10:26 PM CDT for Pawnee County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr. 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 25, 2026, 10:26 PM CDT (03:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2026, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Pawnee County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood 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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 113 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2016 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 780 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 10.5
The text
As transmitted.
967
WGUS53 KDDC 260326
FFWDDC
KSC145-185-260830-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FF.W.0015.260626T0326Z-260626T0830Z/
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1026 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
Central Stafford County in south central Kansas...
* Until 330 AM CDT.
* At 1026 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
St. John, Hudson, Seward and Radium.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3823 9898 3822 9878 3810 9847 3806 9847
3804 9847 3803 9847 3797 9847 3800 9874
3812 9903
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
BURGERT1 follow-up statement
358
WGUS73 KDDC 260825
FFSDDC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
325 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
KSC145-185-260835-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260626T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pawnee KS-Stafford KS-
325 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 330 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR EAST CENTRAL PAWNEE AND CENTRAL STAFFORD COUNTIES...
Flash flooding is no longer a risk as heavy rain has ended. Expect
remaining high water areas in spots, and please heed any remaining
road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3822 9878 3810 9847 3806 9847 3804 9847
3803 9847 3797 9847 3800 9874 3812 9903
3823 9898
$$
UMSCHEIDWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Scattered thunderstorms will continue Thursday, with some storms producing large hail, damaging winds, and locally heavy rain with continued flooding potential.
- Rain coverage begins decreasing Friday, but a few more strong to severe thunderstorms are possible.
- An abrupt pattern change is expected Saturday through Monday, with dry weather, much hotter afternoons near 100 degrees, and strong south winds.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 5:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 500 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered thunderstorms will continue Thursday, with some storms producing large hail, damaging winds, and locally heavy rain with continued flooding potential. - Rain coverage begins decreasing Friday, but a few more strong to severe thunderstorms are possible. - An abrupt pattern change is expected Saturday through Monday, with dry weather, much hotter afternoons near 100 degrees, and strong south winds. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1245 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 Midday radar/satellite imagery highlighted a strong mesoscale convective system (MCS) exiting the southeast zones. This MCS produced widespread, impressive flooding rainfall roughly along a Scott City-Dighton-Jetmore-Kinsley-Pratt line. Afternoon thunderstorm redevelopment will focus on the southwest zones and adjacent to Oklahoma, as the MCS outflow sags southwest and modifies, intersecting the strong stationary frontal boundary. Mesoanalysis shows CAPE already surpassing 3000 J/kg in this Johnson-Liberal-Ashland corridor. Moisture convergence should initiate new storms after 3 pm. Instability and shear profiles will support supercells, and any sustained supercell that can track parallel to the outflow/frontal boundaries will have enhanced storm relative helicity and related tornado potential. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to linger into the evening hours, favoring the southern zones adjacent to Oklahoma. Frontal boundary will make progress south overnight, with light northeast winds prevailing. Widespread low stratus is expected after midnight through Friday morning. The pattern change toward much drier weather begins Friday, with most locations remaining dry. Weak cool high pressure surface ridging will persist through midday Friday, with light easterly winds, then light southeast winds in the afternoon. This cooler surface air will limit instability across SW KS significantly Friday, and models align with this thinking, keeping most convection west through south of SW KS Friday afternoon/evening. As such, afternoon temperatures Friday will remain well below late June normals. The abrupt pattern change is expected Saturday, as strong troughing settles into the Pacific Northwest. This synoptic change will strengthen SWly midlevel flow over SW KS, and deepen lee cyclogenesis to near 990 mb over eastern Colorado. Strong south winds will result, averaging 20-30 mph Saturday afternoon. Models show dramatic rapid warming Saturday, with 850 mb temperatures soaring to near 30C. Afternoon temperatures in the upper 90s will be common (probably only mid 90s in areas of standing water). Dewpoints will still be quite elevated across eastern zones, near 70, so a heat advisory is probable toward central Kansas. Likewise, strong instability will be present along the reestablished dryline, but a capping inversion is expected to keep all locations dry. A pair of hot windy afternoons are expected Sunday and Monday, with afternoon temperatures of 97-103 and south winds gusting near 40 mph. Heat indices will be near heat advisory criteria, 105 degrees, each afternoon across eastern zones/central Kansas. Strong trough over the northern Rockies Sunday will pivot north with most of its energy going into Canada Monday. With a strong ridge over the Mississippi valley and the strong meridional flow, south winds will be quite strong Sunday/Monday, stronger than NBM guidance. Again, Sunday through Tuesday, instability will be present on the dryline, so an isolated thunderstorm can't be ruled out at peak heating. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/... Issued at 500 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 TSRA will be possible across the terminals for KGCK, KDDC, and KLBL tonight. Some of the storms could be +TSRA as well. Will go with 00Z-03Z timeframe for now and amend if needed. Winds will eventually switch out of the northeast as a front moves through late tonight. Moisture behind this front will lead to IFR cigs during the morning. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch until 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ Friday for KSZ030- 031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090. && DISCUSSION...Turner AVIATION...Sugden
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 6:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
655 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
KSZ075-076-260030-
Grant KS-Haskell KS-
655 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GRANT AND
SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM CDT...
At 655 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hickok, moving east at 10 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...
Hickok around 700 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3742 10138 3757 10138 3763 10100 3739 10099
3739 10105
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 266DEG 10KT 3751 10127
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SPRINGERLocal storm report, Jun 25, 7:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
747 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0722 PM Hail 7 ENE Hickok 37.60N 101.11W
06/25/2026 M1.00 Inch Grant KS Public
Social media report of quarter sized hail.
&&
ASSpecial weather statement, Jun 25, 9:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
922 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
KSZ065-079-260245-
Pawnee KS-Edwards KS-
922 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN PAWNEE AND NORTHEASTERN
EDWARDS COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM CDT...
At 922 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sanford, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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 southern Pawnee and
northeastern Edwards Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3809 9946 3821 9939 3822 9897 3797 9903
3802 9931
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 285DEG 15KT 3812 9938
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KBJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 5:59 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 13 more | 2 hr |
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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.