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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2026, 8:27 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas. It was in force for 63 min. 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 26, 2026, 8:27 PM MDT (02:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2026, 9:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Hamilton County, KS, Stanton County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 8:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1475 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 892 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted.
561
WUUS53 KDDC 270227
SVRDDC
KSC075-187-270330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0183.260627T0227Z-260627T0330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
927 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas...
Northern Stanton County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 1030 PM CDT/930 PM MDT/.
* At 927 PM CDT/827 PM MDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along
a line extending from 7 miles north of Bristol to near Hartman to
Holly to 10 miles southeast of Granada to 8 miles north of Two
Buttes, moving east 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Syracuse and Coolidge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3826 10204 3826 10155 3765 10155 3767 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 283DEG 37KT 3822 10228 3814 10216 3807 10213
3797 10218 3786 10227 3768 10239
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
BENNETT1 follow-up statement
857
WWUS53 KDDC 270320
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
920 PM MDT Fri Jun 26 2026
KSC187-270330-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-260627T0330Z/
Stanton KS-
920 PM MDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN STANTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM MDT for
southwestern Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3826 10194 3826 10155 3774 10155 3774 10193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 253DEG 32KT 3820 10178 3812 10166 3805 10163
3795 10168 3784 10178 3766 10190
$$
KSC075-270330-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-260627T0330Z/
Hamilton KS-
920 PM MDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT
FOR HAMILTON COUNTY...
At 920 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 16 miles northeast of Coolidge to 13 miles northwest
of Kendall to near Syracuse to 9 miles north of Manter, moving east
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Syracuse.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3826 10194 3826 10155 3774 10155 3774 10193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 253DEG 32KT 3820 10178 3812 10166 3805 10163
3795 10168 3784 10178 3766 10190
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
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 26, 4:30 PM MDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- A small MCS moving out of Colorado late tonight
- Hot and dry weekend
- Hot with isolated storms next business week
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 4:30 PM MDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 530 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - A small MCS moving out of Colorado late tonight - Hot and dry weekend - Hot with isolated storms next business week && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1122 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026 Most of the CAMs show storms developing on the higher terrain of Colorado later today. This may lead to a small MCS moving across southwest Kansas later tonight. Areal coverage of storms is expected to be much less in coverage then what we have seen recently. SPC has a risk level 1 out of 5 across western Kansas. So, storms may produce marginal wind and hail reports. Again, this complex is forecast to be relatively small per the CAMs, so much of the FA will remain dry tonight. Winds will eventually shift SE by evening. These southerly winds and dewpoints running in the 60s will lead to mild lows tonight with values in the 60s, except 70s across south-central Kansas. The global models and their ensemble counterparts show fairly high 500 hPa heights continuing throughout the weekend. This supports the notion of a hot and dry forecast. Highs both days will be in the upper 90sF to around 100F. Lows will trend warmer, and actually by Sunday morning, warm lows in the 70s are expected for the FA. In fact, Medicine Lodge may only see a low of around 80F. Low to mid level moisture advecting around the large anticyclone is expected by the models and their ensemble counterparts Monday and Tuesday. This could lead to very isolated storms both days. Coverage is expected to be limited, so much of the FA will remain just dry and hot outside of this limited convection. Highs for the beginning of the business week will continue to remain seasonably hot with values in the upper 90sF to around 100F. Lows will be warm too with values only bottoming out in the 70s. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 530 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026 Latest visible satellite imagery and surface observations show low-end VFR to high-end MVFR cigs are spread out across southwest KS amidst modest southeasterly winds aoa 12 kts. Through the overnight period, thunderstorms and/or MVFR stratus may impact all terminals, but conditions should improve back to VFR by sunrise everywhere except HYS where guidance suggests MVFR stratus will linger into the late morning. Otherwise, light and variable winds overnight will increase out of the south to the 10-15 kt range by the end of the period. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...Sugden AVIATION...Springer
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 6:22 PM MDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
722 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
KSZ090-270100-
Barber KS-
722 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BARBER COUNTY
THROUGH 800 PM CDT...
At 721 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very
near Capron, or 7 miles northeast of Alva, moving northeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
Kiowa around 740 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9835 3700 9874 3716 9870 3710 9835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 206DEG 17KT 3689 9860
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
RBURGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 9:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 10:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Kearny, Stanton | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 10:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 11:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 11:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Seward | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 11:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 12:06 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Meade | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 12:36 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 1:15 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt | 45 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.