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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 13, 2026Edwards County, Pratt County, Stafford County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2026, 7:56 PM CDT for Edwards County, Pratt County, Stafford County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 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: Jun 13, 2026, 7:56 PM CDT (00:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2026, 8:33 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Edwards County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 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
Jun 13, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 86 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: 1036 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

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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 Jun 13, 5:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Severe weather potential tonight along and east of a Liberal to Larned line
Cooler temperatures for Sunday and Monday
100 degree weather returns for the middle of next week

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 5:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
500 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Severe weather potential tonight along and east of a Liberal to
Larned line

- Cooler temperatures for Sunday and Monday

- 100 degree weather returns for the middle of next week

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1248 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

18Z synopsis shows an upper level shortwave in the 500-700 mb range
extending from western Kansas into eastern Colorado and a subsequent
surface low with frontal boundaries located from around Scott City,
KS to Springfield, CO.  Ahead of the front compressional heating is
causing early afternoon temperatures to increase into the low 90s
and we should be on our way to forecast highs of near 100 by late
afternoon.

Tonight short term models and CAMs are continuing to indicate
movement of the cold front to be located along the US-56 corridor by
late afternoon and early evening and with the subsequent 700 mb
shortwave in this area we should see the lift and moisture (dew
points 60 and above) needed for thunderstorm development around 5
PM. Skew T soundings show DCAPE values over 1500 J/kg and bulk shear
values in our far east zones to be in the 30-40 kt range.  Storms
should grow upscale quickly along the front that the hail threat
will be concentrated in the first few hours and then the damaging
wind threat will take over.  With the forecast position of the front
this should line up well with the current SPC slight risk that is
located along and east of a Liberal to Larned line.  Post frontal
winds should also be breezy with a tightening pressure gradient and
subsequent runs of the HRRR have been increasing post frontal gusts
to 40-50 mph around the Dodge City area this evening.  The initial
round of storm should move into south central Kansas and northern
Oklahoma by around 10 pm and then a second wave will move through
western Kansas that could lead to another round of rain by sunrise.
With the cooler and more stable air this round of precipitation
should have much thunder with it.

Sunday and into Monday temperatures should be cooler with highs in
the 70s.  Upper level flow will be out of the northwest and boundary
layer winds will be easterly both days.  Rain chances could return
on Monday with a shortwave embedded in the northwest flow moving
into Kansas however there is low confidence in where the
precipitation will develop so I kept POPs around 10-20%.

Long term ensembles show a building ridge over the western CONUS and
the return of southwest winds near the surface starting on Tuesday.
By Wednesday the core of the hotter air should enter into southwest
Kansas with forecast 850 mb temperatures in the 30-34 (C) range. NBM
mean MaxT on Wednesday is in the 102-105 range and the 75% is in the
106-108 range.  This leads to higher confidence we will have one of
the warmest days of the year so far on Wednesday.  The heat event
should be short lived as a cold front is forecast to come in for
Thursday.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 500 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

VFR is expected through TAF pd. A cold front will move across the
terminals this evening. It has already passed through KGCK at this
point and will pass the rest of the terminals in the 00-03Z period.
TSRA will be likely along the front and have tempo and cb groups
to account for this possibility. Gusty winds of 50+ kt could be possible
if storms turn +TSRA. It is uncertain where severe storms could be
at this point. Will watch and amend if severe wind trends become
apparent. Otherwise, gusty N to NE winds around 20 kt with gusts around
30 kt are expected in the wake of the fropa. Winds will weaken through
the day on Sunday.

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for KSZ090.

&&

DISCUSSION...Tatro
AVIATION...Sugden

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 7:02 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 7:20 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
720 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

KSZ078-080-088-089-140045-
Clark KS-Kiowa KS-Ford KS-Comanche KS-
720 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN FORD...SOUTHWESTERN
KIOWA...NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE AND NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH
745 PM CDT...

At 719 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very
near Kingsdown, moving southeast at 25 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Ford,
southwestern Kiowa, northwestern Comanche and northeastern Clark
Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
south central and southwestern Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3755 9983 3761 9954 3748 9927 3734 9956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 294DEG 20KT 3751 9975

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

KBJ

Local storm report, Jun 13, 7:28 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
728 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0724 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 N Macksville          37.97N 98.97W
06/13/2026  M63 MPH          Stafford           KS   Public

&&

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 7:35 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
735 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

KSZ074-075-084-085-140100-
Stanton KS-Stevens KS-Grant KS-Morton KS-
735 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MORTON...SOUTHWESTERN GRANT...
WESTERN STEVENS AND SOUTHERN STANTON COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...

At 735 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stonington, or 13 miles south of The Saunders Elevator, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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 Morton,
southwestern Grant, western Stevens and southern Stanton Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southwestern Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3748 10204 3758 10150 3700 10131 3699 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 293DEG 19KT 3729 10211

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KBJ

Local storm report, Jun 13, 7:37 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
737 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     Landspout        13 N Dodge City         37.94N 100.04W
06/13/2026                   Hodgeman           KS   Official NWS Obs

            Landspout tornado was also visible from the
            office window of NWS Dodge City.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 13, 7:47 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
747 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0743 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 N Macksville          37.97N 98.97W
06/13/2026  M67 MPH          Stafford           KS   Public

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford	48 min
Jun 13, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Kiowa	25 min
Jun 13, 7:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	25 min
Jun 13, 7:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton, Stanton	32 min
Jun 13, 8:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens	52 min
Jun 13, 8:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens	64 min
Jun 13, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	33 min
Jun 13, 8:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stanton	29 min
Jun 13, 8:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant, Stanton	50 min
Jun 13, 8:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	49 min
Jun 13, 8:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	49 min
Jun 13, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	37 min
Jun 13, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant, Hamilton	31 min
Jun 13, 10:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Kearny	33 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.