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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2026, 7:02 PM CDT for Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 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 21, 2026, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Damage threat
- Destructive
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
County Scott County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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 21, 7:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 Wsw Scott State Lake, KS | ambient weather station report. |
| Jun 21, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 E Scott State Lake, KS | KSDOT via Synoptic API - K5SCT. |
| Jun 21, 7:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 77 | 1 Ese Scott State Lake, KS | KSDOT (via Synoptic API) - K5SCT. |
| Jun 21, 7:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Se Scott State Lake, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| Jun 21, 7:52 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 69 | 2 Ne Scott City, KS | wunderground personal weather station - KKSSCOTT62. |
| Jun 21, 7:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 Ese Scott City, KS | AWOS station KTQK Scott City. |
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 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 21 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 21, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 2689 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1145 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 12.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KDDC 220002
SVRDDC
KSC171-220045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0152.260622T0002Z-260622T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
702 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Scott County in west central Kansas...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 701 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
of Scott State Lake, moving southeast at 40 mph.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Scott State Lake around 715 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Scott
City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a dangerous storm. Prepare immediately for large destructive
hail capable of producing significant damage. People outside should
move to shelter inside a strong building, and stay away from windows.
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. This storm has the potential to cause
serious injury and significant property damage.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 10080 3855 10069 3848 10069 3840 10113
3870 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 332DEG 33KT 3878 10105
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
$$
UMSCHEID1 follow-up statement
163
WWUS53 KDDC 220023
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
723 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026
KSC171-220045-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-260622T0045Z/
Scott KS-
723 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY...
At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Scott State
Lake, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northern Scott County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3870 10080 3855 10069 3848 10069 3840 10113
3870 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 321DEG 32KT 3863 10093
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
UMSCHEIDWhat 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 21, 6:14 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Scattered thunderstorms are expected again Sunday evening, but coverage and severity should be diminished compared to Saturday. Coverage will favor the northwest zones.
- Afternoon temperatures several degrees below June normals Monday and Tuesday.
- A wet pattern will hold Monday through Friday, with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms expected each day, especially at night. During each thunderstorm episode severe hail and/or wind is possible, along with heavy rainfall.
- Dry weather and much hotter afternoon temperatures are expected to return next weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:14 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 614 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered thunderstorms are expected again Sunday evening, but coverage and severity should be diminished compared to Saturday. Coverage will favor the northwest zones. - Afternoon temperatures several degrees below June normals Monday and Tuesday. - A wet pattern will hold Monday through Friday, with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms expected each day, especially at night. During each thunderstorm episode severe hail and/or wind is possible, along with heavy rainfall. - Dry weather and much hotter afternoon temperatures are expected to return next weekend. && .UPDATE... Issued at 605 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 Mesoscale Update... A line of storms developing across northwest Kansas is moving into an environment favorable for t-storm maintenance. Deep layer shear and ample CAPE was in place ahead of the line to keep severe threat going through the evening. Large hail is a concern early this evening while storms are still somewhat discrete; but hail size will come down later as more of a linear mode takes over. Damaging winds of 60-70 mph is the primary concern with the storm line. A strong low level jet will be absent and this will reduce any tornado concern as low level SRH values are very low. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1225 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 Midday satellite imagery depicted remaining stratus dissolving across SW KS, courtesy of the strongest sunshine of the year. Atmosphere will recover rapidly after last night's MCS, with instability mounting through 7 pm. CAPE in excess of 2000 J/kg will be common by late afternoon, with convective inhibition largely removed. Convective initiation will focus over east central Colorado after 4 pm, ahead of a shortwave approaching from Wyoming. Given this triggering mechanism and sufficient instability, global models and numerous CAMs agree thunderstorms will arrive in/near the northwest zones about 7 pm. Supercell structures are expected near the Colorado border, through perhaps 9 pm, before quickly congealing into the next mesoscale convective system (MCS). Pops were increased significantly for the northwest and western zones through tonight along the most likely MCS track. Just like yesterday, outflow winds of 60-70 mph will be the primary risk, with 1-2 inch diameter hail earlier in the convective cycle. SPC 15% severe wind/hail probability remains for this evening all zones, although northwest zones will be favored for coverage and severity. Models continue to forecast several degrees of cooling Monday, with easterly wind components restricting afternoon temperatures to the mid 70s northeast to mid 80s southwest. Most locations will be dry for most of Monday, but with the easterly upslope moist boundary layer flow, any thunderstorms will favor initiation across eastern Colorado and near the Colorado/Kansas border. Wind shear and instability will still support supercells, with hail the primary risk, but coverage will be limited to these western zones Monday. Tuesday through Thursday will be a convectively active period, with models consistently forecasting a classic preferred MCS track for SW KS. WNWly midlevel flow will persist on the northeast periphery of a strong midlevel high near New Mexico, with embedded shortwaves aiding daily rounds of higher terrain convection. Models suggest 2-3 MCSs are probable during this period, with excessive cumulative rainfall amounts possible in some areas. NBM pops are already aggressively in the likely to definite category, especially at night. Additional flooding and hydrology products can be expected, with at least marginally severe wind/hail concerns with each MCS. Between wet soils, rainfall and convective cloud debris, afternoon temperatures will be held well below normal in the upper 70s to lower 80s Tuesday through Thursday. A pattern change is expected by next weekend, with longwave troughing deepening over western North America. Friday will be a transition day, as SWly midlevel flow returns, and thunderstorms remain possible on a dryline. Much drier, hotter air will advect into SW KS next weekend, with rain chances removed and much hotter afternoons in the upper 90s. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 549 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 Main aviation hazard this evening will be an area of thunderstorms that are currently in northwest Kansas. These storms will track southeastward across southwest and central Kansas. All TAFs have mention of thunderstorms given the chance that all terminals are impacted. Storms taper off late this evening. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail through the rest of the TAF period with winds around 10-15 knots out of the east. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && UPDATE...Finch DISCUSSION...Turner AVIATION...Turner/Bennett
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 21, 1:26 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
126 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1039 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 8 NNW Offerle 38.00N 99.59W
06/20/2026 Hodgeman KS Public
Delayed report. Social media report with
pictures of shed roof damage and large
healthy tree with multiple large branches
snapped near this location.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hamilton, Kearny | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 51 min |
| Jun 21, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Kearny | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Stanton | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens | 54 min |
| Jun 21, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Hodgeman, Meade | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward, Stevens | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Kiowa | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 34 min |
| Jun 22, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Seward | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 6:24 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.