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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2026, 8:05 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 41 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 30, 2026, 8:05 PM CDT (01:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2026, 8:46 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Finney County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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.
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 30, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 1954 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 12.8
The text
As transmitted.
600
WUUS53 KDDC 010105
SVRDDC
KSC055-101-135-195-010200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0192.260701T0105Z-260701T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
805 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Finney County in southwestern Kansas...
Western Ness County in west central Kansas...
Southwestern Trego County in west central Kansas...
Lane County in west central Kansas...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 805 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Shields to near Alamota to 16 miles east of
Friend, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Alamota and Pendennis around 810 PM CDT.
Beeler around 815 PM CDT.
Utica around 820 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Arnold, Ness City and Ransom.
* This will replace the previous severe thunderstorm warning for
Finney and Lane counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3855 9974 3828 10004 3826 10012 3826 10023
3824 10023 3812 10076 3845 10054 3870 10056
3870 10016 3893 10015 3898 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 259DEG 26KT 3870 10044 3848 10031 3820 10062
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
TATRO2 follow-up statements
127
WWUS53 KDDC 010127
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
827 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
KSC055-101-135-195-010200-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-260701T0200Z/
Finney KS-Ness KS-Trego KS-Lane KS-
827 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...WESTERN NESS...SOUTHWESTERN TREGO AND LANE
COUNTIES...
At 827 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Utica to 6 miles northeast of Beeler to 12 miles
south of Alamota, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Arnold, Ransom and Ness City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3855 9974 3828 10004 3826 10012 3826 10023
3824 10023 3812 10076 3845 10054 3870 10056
3870 10016 3893 10015 3898 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 264DEG 27KT 3873 10015 3849 10011 3827 10037
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
TATRO664
WWUS53 KDDC 010146
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
846 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
KSC055-101-135-195-010156-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-260701T0200Z/
Finney KS-Ness KS-Trego KS-Lane KS-
846 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...WESTERN
NESS...SOUTHWESTERN TREGO AND LANE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are
still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern and west central Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3855 9974 3828 10004 3826 10012 3826 10023
3824 10023 3812 10076 3845 10054 3870 10056
3870 10016 3893 10015 3898 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 259DEG 26KT 3876 9998 3852 9994 3830 10020
$$
TATROWhat 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, 7:18 PM CDT, 47 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Thunderstorm chances (50-70%) pick up across portions of southwest Kansas this evening.
- Seasonable temperatures likely through the end of the week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 7:18 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 718 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Thunderstorm chances (50-70%) pick up across portions of southwest Kansas this evening. - Seasonable temperatures likely through the end of the week. && .Update... Issued at 711 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 **MESOSCALE DISCUSSION** The bottom line: the severe threat continues for the next few hours. We have received a few wind reports around 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts so far. The line of storms has thickened and intensified recently as the storms interact with dewpoints around 70F and significant CAPE. Our 00Z RAOB measured CAPE as high as 4800 J/kg in association with significant boundary layer moisture. There is still a drier layer between 850 hPa and 500 hPa, which indicates a thermo profile that is conducive for microbursts. In fact, DCAPE has increased to 1074 J/kg downstream of the storms in between the 18Z and 00Z RAOBs. Mesoscale models like the HRRR and WoFS indicate these storms will continue to move E to NE and the threat of severe storms will continue for the next few hours. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1204 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 WV imagery indicates a southwest flow aloft prevailing across the Western High Plains downstream of a deepening upper level trough shifting slowly east into the Four Corners Region. Near the surface, a stalled frontal boundary extends from extreme southwest Kansas northeastward into north central Kansas. Thunderstorm chances (50-70%) pick up this evening with the SREF indicating an embedded upper level shortwave lifting northeast through the Four Corners Region into the northern Colorado Rockies late this afternoon. In response, developing low pressure in vicinity of extreme southeast Colorado is projected to strengthen as it begins to lift slowly north, dislodging the aforementioned boundary in southwest Kansas northward. Meanwhile, prevailing southerlies ahead of a retreating dryline will help enhance moisture advection into central and much of southwest Kansas with surface dewpoints pushing well up into the 60s(F) to near 70F, providing ample instability with MUCAPE values upward of 2500 to 3000 J/kg. In conjunction with steepening mid-level lapse rates late this afternoon, H5 vort maxima ejecting northeast out of the Desert Southwest into the high plains of eastern Colorado will interact with the dryline, triggering thunderstorm development. Storms are then expected to spread northeast through extreme southwest Kansas this evening. This is supported by CAMs and the latest HREF showing a 50-70% probability of 6-hr QPF exceeding 0.25 of an inch in a southwest-northeast axis across extreme southwest Kansas with lesser amounts to the east into central Kansas by late evening. Similar conditions are forecast Wednesday with little change to the overall pattern expected. Above normal temperatures are forecast for tonight once again as prevailing southerlies continue to reinforce a warmer air mass across the area, not to mention surface dewpoints holding in the 60s(F) to near 70F. Expect lows generally down into the 70s(F). Look for afternoon highs back up into the 90s(F) Wednesday with the HREF painting a widespread 80-90% probability of temperatures topping 90F. Similar temperatures are likely Thursday. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 500 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 Thunderstorms developing in southeast Colorado and the western Oklahoma Panhandle will move northeast through southwest Kansas this evening, potentially affecting the vicinity of all TAF sites generally after 01-03Z. Otherwise, expected mainly VFR conditions through early Wednesday afternoon. Southerly winds 10 to 20kt with gusts up to around 30kt are forecast to persist through much of the period as a lee side trough of low pressure remains anchored in eastern Colorado. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && UPDATE...Sugden DISCUSSION...JJohnson AVIATION...JJohnson
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 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
TATROSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 5:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 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
TATROLocal storm report, Jun 30, 6:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
623 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 N Syracuse 38.00N 101.75W
06/30/2026 M62 MPH Hamilton KS AWOS
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse.
&&Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
657 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0657 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 22 NNW Lakin 38.25N 101.38W
06/30/2026 M59 MPH Kearny KS Mesonet
&&Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
659 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0659 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Lakin 37.94N 101.26W
06/30/2026 E65 MPH Kearny KS Public
&&Local storm report, Jun 30, 7:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
700 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0658 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 10 S Kendall 37.79N 101.53W
06/30/2026 E59 MPH Hamilton KS Mesonet
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Lane, Scott | 57 min |
| Jun 30, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 57 min |
| Jun 30, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 40 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.