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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 195, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 1, 2026Hamilton County, Kearny County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2026, 8:28 PM MDT for Hamilton County, Kearny County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2026, 8:28 PM MDT (02:28 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2026, 9:15 PM MDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS

The radar

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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
Jul 1, 4:15 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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 6:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 7:21 PM MDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
821 PM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026

KSZ061-062-020145-
Kearny KS-Hamilton KS-
821 PM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND
NORTHWESTERN KEARNY COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM CDT/745 PM MDT/...

At 821 PM CDT/721 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 13 miles north of Syracuse, moving northeast at 35 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Hamilton and northwestern Kearny Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000
PM MDT/ for southwestern Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3819 10196 3827 10185 3826 10143 3804 10183
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 235DEG 29KT 3817 10182

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

SPRINGER

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 7:50 PM MDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 1, 8:06 PM MDT, 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 1, 8:17 PM MDT, 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
917 PM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026

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

0917 PM     Hail             1 NNE Syracuse          37.99N 101.74W
07/01/2026  E1.75 Inch       Hamilton           KS   CO-OP Observer

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 6:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	38 min
Jul 1, 7:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	24 min
Jul 1, 7:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hamilton	25 min
Jul 1, 7:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton	36 min
Jul 1, 8:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Hamilton, Kearny	43 min
Jul 1, 9:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Finney, Kearny	49 min
Jul 1, 10:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Finney	38 min
Jul 1, 11:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	38 min
Jul 1, 11:37 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DDC	Scott	56 min
Jul 2, 12:04 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Scott	41 min
Jul 2, 12:33 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	DDC	Scott	3 hr
Jul 2, 1:32 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DDC	Lane, Scott	3 hr
Jul 2, 3:33 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	DDC	Scott	4 hr
Jul 2, 4:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hamilton, Morton, Stanton	48 min
Jul 2, 4:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Morton, Stanton	49 min
Jul 2, 5:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Grant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens	51 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.