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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2026, 9:59 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 61 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2026, 9:59 PM CDT (02:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Clark County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pawnee County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 10:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 74 | 3 Sw Hanston, KS | The wind gust was measured by a hand held anemometer. A road sign was blown over at this location. |
| Jun 20, 10:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Nw Bellefont, KS | Report was from a AWN weather station. |
| Jun 20, 10:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 9 Nnw Offerle, KS | Wind gust report was from a AWN weather station. |
| Jun 20, 10:39 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Nnw Offerle, KS | Delayed report. Social media report with pictures of shed roof damage and large healthy tree with multiple large branches snapped near this location. |
| Jun 20, 10:52 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Ene Dodge City, KS | ASOS station KDDC Dodge City Regional Airport. |
| Jun 20, 11:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 S Kinsley, KS | Mesonet station KNUK1 Kinsley 6S. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 6 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 12 minutes after it went out.
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 1502 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -177 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 5.5
The text
As transmitted.
787
WUUS53 KDDC 210259
SVRDDC
KSC025-047-057-083-097-145-210400-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
959 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
Northwestern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...
Southwestern Pawnee County in south central Kansas...
Edwards County in south central Kansas...
North central Clark County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 958 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles north of Hanston to near Jetmore to near
Kalvesta, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Hanston around 1005 PM CDT.
Gray around 1010 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Dodge City, Spearville, Bellefont, Offerle, Wright, Ft. Dodge,
Windhorst, Kinsley, Ford and Lewis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3786 9903 3754 9921 3742 9988 3795 10020
3796 9990 3822 9966
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 316DEG 37KT 3828 9976 3809 9987 3799 10033
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
BENNETT1 follow-up statement
568
WWUS53 KDDC 210326
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1026 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026
KSC025-047-057-083-097-145-210400-
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Ford KS-Kiowa KS-Hodgeman KS-Pawnee KS-Edwards KS-Clark KS-
1026 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR FORD...NORTHWESTERN KIOWA...SOUTHEASTERN HODGEMAN...SOUTHWESTERN
PAWNEE...EDWARDS AND NORTH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES...
At 1025 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Rozel to Bellefont to near Howell, moving
southeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 1019 PM CDT, a trained spotter
reported a 74 mph wind gust with road signs blown over 2
miles southwest of Hanston .
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Dodge City, Kinsley, Offerle, Wright, Ft. Dodge, Windhorst, Lewis,
Ford, Centerview, Fellsburg, Bucklin, Greensburg, Mullinville and
Trousdale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3786 9903 3754 9921 3742 9988 3795 10020
3796 9990 3822 9966
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 304DEG 49KT 3812 9945 3787 9964 3777 10010
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
BENNETTWhat 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 20, 6:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Strong south winds Saturday afternoon with hotter temperatures.
- Thunderstorms expected along and north of K-96 Saturday night, where some may be severe with hail and damaging winds.
- Most of Sunday afternoon will be hot and dry, with more scattered thunderstorms Sunday evening with severe potential.
- Cooler afternoons in the 80s Monday and Tuesday.
- At least scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected every day this coming week, keeping temperatures several degrees below normal, and offering progress toward drought relief.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 6:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 649 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Strong south winds Saturday afternoon with hotter temperatures. - Thunderstorms expected along and north of K-96 Saturday night, where some may be severe with hail and damaging winds. - Most of Sunday afternoon will be hot and dry, with more scattered thunderstorms Sunday evening with severe potential. - Cooler afternoons in the 80s Monday and Tuesday. - At least scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected every day this coming week, keeping temperatures several degrees below normal, and offering progress toward drought relief. && .UPDATE... Issued at 432 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026 Mesoscale Discussion... A double dry line structure was evident this afternoon, with the active one on the western high plains generating high based convection with diurnal heating. During the evening the diurnal backing of the low level winds will advect higher dewpoints westward in advance of developing storms. Mesoscale models continue to depict isolated supercellular convection across far southwest Kansas given 40-50 kt 0-6 km bulk shear. Very large hail is the primary concern. That said, 0-1 km shear values are progged to increase to 250 m2/s2 by 02z given the low level jet formation, so an isolated tornado can't be completely ruled out. But the later we get into the evening the less likely this will occur. Farther north an organized cluster of storms along I-70 is likely given the stronger forcing. The main concern with the northern storms is damaging winds of 60-70+ mph. The 21z WOFS run gives a strong signal for damaging winds along I-70. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1200 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026 Midday satellite imagery and surface observations depicted stratus dissolving across eastern zones. Where sunshine prevailed across western zones, instability was building strongly late this morning, with CAPE already in excess of 2000 J/kg. Shortwave over Utah late this morning will advance quickly to near the CO/KS border around 7 pm. Strong lee cyclogenesis is expected in eastern Colorado this afternoon in response, with 12z NAM forecasting a 990 mb cyclone near Limon at 7 pm. CAMs continue the theme that convective development will be favored in the northeast quadrant of this cyclone, near the CO/KS/NE tristate area, 4-7 pm. Most, if not all, of this activity is expected to remain out of the DDC CWA through 7 pm. After 7 pm, 12z RRFS maintains continuity with other models suggesting a bimodal thunderstorm distribution, with a severe MCS across NW KS around 8 pm, and other much more isolated storms somewhere near the Elkhart/far southwest Kansas vicinity. Instability and wind shear will support strong updrafts, and large hail/damaging winds in both cases. Damaging wind potential will clearly be highest this evening, especially north of K-96 and east of US 283, as the MCS impacts the northeast zones. Wind gusts of 70-80 mph are possible with this MCS through midnight, by which time the MCS is expected to exit into central Kansas. Highest confidence is with SPC 30%/hatched damaging wind probability tonight, north of US 50. South winds will increase dramatically this afternoon, gusting near 40 mph, in response to the strong lee cyclogenesis in eastern Colorado. This will maintain strong instability across all of SW KS, but models continue to suggest coverage will be much less south of about K-96 through tonight. Highest, definite/categorical pops remain in the northeast zones for the potentially damaging MCS this evening. A low level jet will keep south to southeast winds strong and gusty through tonight, and with high moisture content (dewpoints in the 60s), temperatures will struggle to fall below 70 degrees at many locations sunrise Sunday. Despite an introduction of light northerly wind components, models suggest more hot temperatures in the 90s Father's Day afternoon. Most locations will be dry for most of Sunday and Sunday evening, but at least isolated storms are expected to develop at peak heating through 7 pm. Indications again favor coverage across the northeast zones Sunday evening, where some storms may produce severe hail/wind. All model guidance shows cooling Monday, in response to northeast to easterly upslope in a post cold front environment. Afternoon temperatures will be held down, well down into the 80s, several degrees below the normal high of 90. Daylight Monday is forecast to be dry. However, models display a classic summer MCS pattern Monday night, as a shortwave rounds the northern periphery of a strong 597 dm midlevel high over SW TX. Thunderstorms that initiate on the Colorado Rockies Monday afternoon will organize into bowing segments as they track southeast along/north of the stalled frontal zone. NBM pops will continue to increase for Monday night, and expect SPC severe wind probability to increase. The synoptic pattern is forecast to change little if any Tuesday and Wednesday, with the WNWly midlevel flow maintained over SW KS. Widespread chance to likely category NBM pops, highest at night, were accepted and reflect the expected wet MCS pattern. Each MCS will hold damaging hail/wind potential, and flash flooding/hydrology products may become more necessary with time next week, after repeated MCSs. Models depict a very favorable pattern to significantly reduce drought across SW KS next week. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/... Issued at 644 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026 A large complex of strong to severe thunderstorms will roll southeast across western Kansas early this TAF period. The greatest chance for impact will be at the HYS terminal, although we will carry at PROB30 for thunderstorms for a few hours at DDC, GCK, and LBL as well. The thunderstorm impacts will wane later tonight, and winds will eventually become northeasterly behind the system as it pulls away. A period of MVFR flight category due to stratus in the 2000 to 3000 foot range can be expected Sunday morning on the northerly winds. Any MVFR (or brief IFR) flight category is expected to become VFR by late morning. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && UPDATE...Finch DISCUSSION...Turner AVIATION...Umscheid
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 20, 9:21 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
921 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 SSE Dighton 38.43N 100.45W
06/20/2026 M64 MPH Lane KS Public
Report was received from a personal Davis
Weatherlink station.
&&
RCBLocal storm report, Jun 20, 9:29 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
929 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 WSW Shallow Water 38.37N 100.94W
06/20/2026 M58 MPH Scott KS Public
Wind gust report was from a personal Davis
Weatherlink station.
&&
RCBLocal storm report, Jun 20, 9:30 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
930 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 ESE Scott City 38.47N 100.88W
06/20/2026 M66 MPH Scott KS AWOS
AWOS station KTQK Scott City.
&&
RCBLocal storm report, Jun 20, 9:52 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
952 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0945 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNE Yocemento 38.93N 99.41W
06/20/2026 M58 MPH Ellis KS Public
Wind Gust report was from a personal weather
station.
&&
RCBLocal storm report, Jun 20, 9:56 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
956 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0946 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNW Hays 38.90N 99.33W
06/20/2026 M63 MPH Ellis KS Public
Wind gust report was from a personal weather
station.
&&
RCBLocal storm report, Jun 20, 9:58 PM CDT, 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
958 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 ENE Garden City 37.98N 100.84W
06/20/2026 M60 MPH Finney KS Mesonet
Mesonet station KS010 US-50 @ K-156 bridge
Garden City.
&&
RCBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Scott, Trego | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 23 min |
| Jun 20, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Scott, Trego | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Kearny, Scott | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 57 min |
| Jun 20, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 41 min |
| Jun 20, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Ford, Kiowa | 51 min |
| Jun 21, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 12:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 2:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DDC | Pratt | 11 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | DDC | Ellis | 24 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.