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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 237, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2026, 9:12 PM CDT for Ford County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2026, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2026, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Ford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 9:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 Sw Dodge City, KS | Public report of half sized hail. |
| Aug 6, 9:13 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 N Dodge City, KS | Off duty NWS meteorologist reported 2 inch hail. |
| Aug 6, 9:14 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Sw Dodge City, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| Aug 6, 9:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Nnw Dodge City, KS | Off-duty NWS employee reported 1.25 inch hail. |
| Aug 6, 9:16 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 N Dodge City, KS | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| Aug 6, 9:16 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Dodge City, KS | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). |
| Aug 6, 9:17 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nnw Dodge City, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 7 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 0 minutes after it went out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 11 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.
512 WUUS53 KDDC 070212 SVRDDC KSC057-070245- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0237.260807T0212Z-260807T0245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Dodge City KS 912 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Ford County in southwestern Kansas... * Until 945 PM CDT. * At 911 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Dodge City, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Dodge City and Ft. Dodge around 915 PM CDT. Wright around 920 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3767 10015 3784 10016 3784 9978 3765 9987 TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 270DEG 25KT 3776 10005 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH $$ RBURG
3 follow-up statements
111
WWUS53 KDDC 070214
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
914 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
KSC057-070245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-260807T0245Z/
Ford KS-
914 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY...
At 914 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Dodge
City, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage
to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
This severe storm will be near...
Dodge City, Wright, and Ft. Dodge around 920 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3767 10015 3784 10016 3784 9978 3765 9987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 270DEG 25KT 3776 10002
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
RBURG697
WWUS53 KDDC 070225
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
925 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
KSC057-070245-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-260807T0245Z/
Ford KS-
925 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL FORD COUNTY...
At 925 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Ft. Dodge,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage
to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
This severe storm will be near...
Wright around 930 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3784 10003 3784 9978 3765 9987 3768 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 270DEG 25KT 3776 9992
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
RBURG125 WWUS53 KDDC 070240 SVSDDC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 940 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 KSC057-070250- /O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-260807T0245Z/ Ford KS- 940 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, small hail and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southwestern Kansas. && LAT...LON 3784 10003 3784 9978 3765 9987 3768 10005 TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 270DEG 25KT 3776 9980 $$ 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, 7 hours 14 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, 7 hours 14 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, 7:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 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, 1 hour 40 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, 1 hour 13 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, 59 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.
&&
RMBSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 8:43 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 843 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 KSZ077-078-070230- Gray KS-Ford KS- 843 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN FORD AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM CDT... At 843 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cimarron, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Ensign around 855 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3757 10046 3782 10045 3783 10010 3748 10014 TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 277DEG 18KT 3771 10035 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH RBURG
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 9:05 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
905 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
KSZ078-070245-
Ford KS-
905 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY THROUGH
945 PM CDT...
At 905 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Howell, moving east 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
Dodge City around 910 PM CDT.
Ft. Dodge around 920 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Wright.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3767 10020 3783 10018 3784 9979 3761 9992
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 269DEG 21KT 3773 10013
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
RBURGThe 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, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 17 min |
| 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, 9:17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.