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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 185, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 30, 2026Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2026, 4:20 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Stanton County, Kansas. It was in force for 55 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 30, 2026, 4:20 PM MDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2026, 5:15 PM MDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, KS, Stanton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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 30, 2:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 30, 4:08 PM MDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 4:08 PM MDT, 12 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 4:12 PM MDT, 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
412 PM MDT Tue Jun 30 2026

KSZ061-302245-
Hamilton KS-
412 PM MDT Tue Jun 30 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY THROUGH
445 PM MDT...

At 411 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Coolidge, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Syracuse around 430 PM MDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southwestern Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3807 10204 3817 10178 3795 10162 3784 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 238DEG 27KT 3791 10200

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

TATRO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 4:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	33 min
Jun 30, 4:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	46 min
Jun 30, 5:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny	51 min
Jun 30, 5:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stanton	49 min
Jun 30, 5:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Kearny	28 min
Jun 30, 5:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Grant, Kearny, Scott, Stanton	55 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.