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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 21, 20264 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2026, 9:01 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. 4 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, 9:01 PM CDT (02:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 2026, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 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, 9:24 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 59	5 Sw Montezuma, KS	Davis Weatherlink personal station.
Jun 21, 9:42 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 64	2 Ssw Missler, KS	Davis Weatherlink - personal weather station.
Jun 21, 9:44 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 59	1 Nne Plains City, KS	Davis Weatherlink - personal weather station.
Jun 21, 9:52 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 72	1 Ne Plains City, KS	Davis Weatherlink - personal weather station.

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 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 23 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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

113 
WUUS53 KDDC 220201
SVRDDC
KSC069-081-119-175-220245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0162.260622T0201Z-260622T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
901 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Seward County in southwestern Kansas...
  Western Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southern Gray County in southwestern Kansas...
  Southeastern Haskell County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 900 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Howell to near Sublette, moving south at 55
  mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. Numerous wind gusts of 60 mph or greater 
           have been measured with this line of storms, including 
           well in advance of any rain.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Blowing dust may 
           reduce visibility to near zero at times before the rain 
           begins.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Kismet, Missler, and Plains around 920 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Meade and Meade State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or 
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away 
from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3710 10066 3746 10083 3762 10023 3710 10026
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 353DEG 46KT 3773 10022 3746 10087 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

UMSCHEID

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 21, 8:40 PM CDT, 21 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, 8:40 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
840 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 833 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Mesoscale Update...

Shear and instability parameters are favorable for continued
storm maintenance and propagation to the southeast across
western Kansas. The 00 UTC sounding at KDDC shows a strong
capping inversion; but the cold pool is forcing low level air
through the inversion. The storms were still somewhat discrete
but elevated on the cool side of an outflow surge. Large hail
up to 2" in diameter is a concern as long as the storms stay
discrete, along with wind gusts of 60-70 mph.

&&

.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, 8:50 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
850 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0843 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     9 SE Plymell            37.71N 100.76W
06/21/2026  M69 MPH          Haskell            KS   Public

            Ambient Weather Network - personal station.

&&

GT

Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:51 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
851 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0848 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 SW Garden City        37.96N 100.87W
06/21/2026  M65 MPH          Finney             KS   Broadcast Media

&&

GT

Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:52 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
852 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0843 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 ESE Ulysses           37.57N 101.32W
06/21/2026  M58 MPH          Grant              KS   Public

            Ambient weather network - personal weather
            station.

&&

GT

Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:53 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
853 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0850 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     7 SSW Charleston        37.77N 100.61W
06/21/2026  M58 MPH          Gray               KS   Public

            Ambient weather network - personal weather
            station.

&&

GT

Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:58 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
858 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0854 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     7 SSW Charleston        37.77N 100.61W
06/21/2026  M64 MPH          Gray               KS   Public

            Weather Underground Station - KKSINGAL27.

&&

GT

Local storm report, Jun 21, 9:00 PM CDT, 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
900 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0900 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 ENE Garden City       37.99N 100.84W
06/21/2026  M81 MPH          Finney             KS   Public

            KSDOT (via Synoptic API) - KS010.

&&

GT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DDC	Scott	43 min
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 Considerable damage threat	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 Considerable damage threat	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 Considerable damage threat	DDC	Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens	54 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 Considerable damage threat	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 Considerable damage threat	DDC	Grant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens	43 min
Jun 21, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	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 Considerable damage threat	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.