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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2026, 10:40 PM CDT for Meade County, Seward County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 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, 10:40 PM CDT (03:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2026, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 82 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.
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WUUS53 KDDC 070340
SVRDDC
KSC119-175-070430-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0241.260807T0340Z-260807T0430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1040 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Seward County in southwestern Kansas...
Southwestern Meade County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 1130 PM CDT.
* At 1039 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Missler,
moving south at 20 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 be near...
Plains around 1045 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3738 10069 3736 10033 3707 10029 3709 10083
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 016DEG 18KT 3733 10051
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RBURG2 follow-up statements
025
WWUS53 KDDC 070409
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1109 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
KSC119-175-070430-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0241.000000T0000Z-260807T0430Z/
Seward KS-Meade KS-
1109 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SEWARD AND SOUTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTIES...
At 1109 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Plains, or 8
miles northwest of Meade State Park, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Seward and southwestern Meade Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3735 10060 3734 10037 3707 10037 3708 10062
3709 10078
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 014DEG 10KT 3724 10054
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RBURG735
WWUS53 KDDC 070423
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1123 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
KSC119-175-070432-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0241.000000T0000Z-260807T0430Z/
Seward KS-Meade KS-
1123 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SEWARD AND
SOUTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 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, gusty winds 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 3735 10060 3734 10037 3707 10037 3708 10062
3709 10078
TIME...MOT...LOC 0422Z 016DEG 18KT 3719 10056
$$
RBURGWhat 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, 8 hours 42 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, 8 hours 42 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, 9:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Dodge City KS 939 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 KSZ078-070315- Ford KS- 939 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY THROUGH 1015 PM CDT... At 939 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wright, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Ford County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southwestern Kansas. && LAT...LON 3763 9994 3783 9985 3782 9957 3755 9956 TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 282DEG 17KT 3774 9983 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH RBURG
Local storm report, Aug 6, 9:41 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
941 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM Hail 4 NNW Montezuma 37.65N 100.48W
08/06/2026 E1.00 Inch Gray KS Public
&&
ASLocal storm report, Aug 6, 9:42 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
942 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0942 PM Hail 4 NNW Montezuma 37.65N 100.48W
08/06/2026 E1.25 Inch Gray KS Public
&&
ASSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 9:50 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
950 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
KSZ077-087-070330-
Gray KS-Meade KS-
950 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL MEADE AND
SOUTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM CDT...
At 950 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Montezuma, moving southeast at 15 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.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Meade
and southwestern Gray Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3750 10065 3764 10060 3745 10032 3737 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 294DEG 12KT 3757 10051
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
RBURGLocal storm report, Aug 6, 9:58 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
958 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM Hail 5 W Richfield 37.27N 101.87W
08/06/2026 E1.25 Inch Morton KS Public
Social media report with a picture of hail
up to the size of half dollars.
&&
ASLocal storm report, Aug 6, 10:28 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1028 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 PM Hail Montezuma 37.59N 100.44W
08/06/2026 E1.00 Inch Gray KS Public
Public report of quarter-size hail via
social media.
&&
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, 8:28 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, 9:12 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, 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.