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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 30, 2026Morton County, Stanton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2026, 6:11 PM CDT for Morton County, Stanton County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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, 3:52 PM CDT	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, 5:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 5:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:12 PM CDT, 59 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

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:59 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
559 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026

KSZ074-084-302345-
Stanton KS-Morton KS-
559 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MORTON AND
SOUTHWESTERN STANTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT...

At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Stonington, or 12 miles south of The Saunders Elevator,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Manter.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3747 10204 3760 10197 3746 10168 3708 10201
      3713 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 210DEG 22KT 3729 10201

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 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, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	33 min
Jun 30, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Stanton	55 min
Jun 30, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Morton	46 min
Jun 30, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Kearny	51 min
Jun 30, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Kearny	28 min
Jun 30, 6:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Grant, Kearny, Scott, Stanton	55 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2026 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

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.