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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 236, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2026, 8:28 PM CDT for Clark County, Kansas. It was in force for 17 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
- Aug 6, 2026, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2026, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Clark County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 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 nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 2581 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2100 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 23.9
The text
As transmitted.
680
WUUS53 KDDC 070128
SVRDDC
KSC025-070145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0236.260807T0128Z-260807T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
828 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 827 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Englewood,
moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Clark County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 10001 3711 9998 3712 9985 3700 9978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 346DEG 8KT 3702 9992
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RBURG1 follow-up statement
412 WWUS53 KDDC 070144 SVSDDC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 844 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 KSC025-070154- /O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-260807T0145Z/ Clark KS- 844 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 3700 10001 3711 9998 3712 9985 3700 9978 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 346DEG 8KT 3699 9991 $$ RBURG
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 Aug 6, 1:58 PM CDT, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Extremely hot weather will return for the weekend and early next week.
- A cold front mid next week is expected to bring cooler temperatures and moderate to high chances (up to 60%) for rain for the Wednesday night through Friday time frame.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 1:58 PM CDT, 6 hours 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 158 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Extremely hot weather will return for the weekend and early next week. - A cold front mid next week is expected to bring cooler temperatures and moderate to high chances (up to 60%) for rain for the Wednesday night through Friday time frame. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 116 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 A stationary front will remain just south of Kansas through Friday. There is a very small chance of a t-storm this evening along the front near the KS/OK state line and any storm that manages to form could become severe with large hail. Later tonight some elevated convection may form across parts of central Kansas along a low to mid level baroclinic zone and then move eastward. However, the latest model guidance favors eastern Kansas. Chances for rain across southwest Kansas are very low this evening and tonight (20% or less), with highest chances (30-40%) across central Kansas. Upper level ridging will expand across the plains through the weekend and then persist into early next week. This will lead to very hot weather, with highs from 100-105 degrees Saturday and 102 to 107 by Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. However, given that the warm front will have shifted north of I-70, resulting in deep mixing and dilution of the moisture in the vertical, heat indices will stay a little below the actual temperature. Nevertheless, heat headlines may be required as we get closer to the weekend. The upper level ridge will begin to flatten out by mid next week. The biggest forecast problem is the amplitude of an upper level trough progressing from southwest Canada into the Great Lakes region that will push a cold front through Kansas. There is uncertainty among the various ensemble means and clusters about the strength and timing of the front. Wednesday should be cooler along I-70; but 100 degree heat may persist along the KS/OK state line, especially if the front is slow. T-storms are also a possibility by Wednesday as weak upper level impulses move across the Rockies and approach the high plains along the southern extremity of the westerlies. High temperatures in the 80s are strongly suggested by the ensemble means by Thursday, with the Grand Ensemble showing 60-70% chances for .5" or greater of rain across central and western Kansas during the Wednesday to Friday time frame. Keep in mind that the frontal location will make a large difference in rainfall patterns and the highest chances of heavier rains could shift southward if the frontal surge is stronger. The potential for locally heavier rain is expressed by the 75th/90th percentiles, which indicate 1" and even 2" rains. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 1225 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 A nearly stationary front will be situated just south of Kansas through the period. This will result in light south to southeast winds at 12 kts or less through the period. MVFR CIGS (OVC012) at KHYS will gradually rise early in the period with daytime heating while scattering out. With daytime heating, scattered fair weather cumulus may develop at KGCK and KDDC, with bases rising from 3kft to 5kft. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...Finch AVIATION...Finch
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
657 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
KSZ088-070045-
Clark KS-
657 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY THROUGH 745
PM CDT...
At 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northwest of Ashland, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Clark
County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3720 9998 3731 9999 3746 9979 3719 9965
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 244DEG 21KT 3725 9994
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
RBURGSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 7:31 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
731 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
KSZ080-088-089-070115-
Clark KS-Kiowa KS-Comanche KS-
731 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA...
NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE AND NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM
CDT...
At 730 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Clark State Lake, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Kiowa,
northwestern Comanche and northeastern Clark Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3736 9983 3747 9958 3747 9956 3748 9956
3752 9946 3719 9943 3719 9974
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 234DEG 21KT 3730 9970
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
RBURGLocal storm report, Aug 6, 7:32 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
732 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM Hail 4 WNW Acres 37.13N 99.95W
08/06/2026 E1.50 Inch Clark KS Public
Public report of ping-pong ball sized hail.
&&
RMBLocal storm report, Aug 6, 7:59 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
759 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0758 PM Hail 4 WNW Acres 37.13N 99.95W
08/06/2026 E1.50 Inch Clark KS Public
Public reports ping pong ball sized hail
with broken windows.
&&
RMBLocal storm report, Aug 6, 8:13 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
813 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0811 PM Hail 3 ENE Englewood 37.06N 99.94W
08/06/2026 E1.75 Inch Clark KS Public
Public reported golf ball sized hail.
&&
RMBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 44 min |
| Aug 6, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 8:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Clark | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 9:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Gray | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Gray | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Meade | 50 min |
| Aug 6, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade, Seward | 50 min |
| Aug 6, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Seward | 37 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.