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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 291, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 2026, 8:37 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 38 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
- Sep 14, 2026, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2026, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Grant County, KS, Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 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, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 312 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
622
WUUS53 KDDC 150137
SVRDDC
KSC067-129-187-189-150215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0291.260915T0137Z-260915T0215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
837 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Morton County in southwestern Kansas...
Grant County in southwestern Kansas...
Stevens County in southwestern Kansas...
Southeastern Stanton County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 836 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles south of Big Bow to 8 miles south of Rolla,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Automated Weather Station. At 823 PM CDT, a mesonet
weather station recorded a 60 mph wind gust 10 miles
north of Elkhart.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Feterita around 840 PM CDT.
Ulysses and Hugoton around 850 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Hickok and Moscow.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3743 10173 3774 10110 3709 10108 3699 10174
3699 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 237DEG 35KT 3744 10152 3700 10158
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
BENNETT2 follow-up statements
989
WWUS53 KDDC 150201
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
901 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
KSC187-150210-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0291.000000T0000Z-260915T0215Z/
Stanton KS-
901 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 10175 3739 10158 3739 10153 3749 10153
3774 10110 3709 10108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 278DEG 27KT 3759 10126 3709 10133
$$
KSC067-129-189-150215-
/O.CON.KDDC.SV.W.0291.000000T0000Z-260915T0215Z/
Morton KS-Grant KS-Stevens KS-
901 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN MORTON...GRANT AND STEVENS COUNTIES...
At 900 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hickok to 6 miles south of Hugoton, moving east
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Moscow, Hickok, Ryus, Cave and Woods.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 10175 3739 10158 3739 10153 3749 10153
3774 10110 3709 10108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 278DEG 27KT 3759 10126 3709 10133
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
BENNETT992
WWUS53 KDDC 150213
SVSDDC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
913 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
KSC067-129-189-150223-
/O.EXP.KDDC.SV.W.0291.000000T0000Z-260915T0215Z/
Morton KS-Grant KS-Stevens KS-
913 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MORTON...GRANT AND
STEVENS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore, the
warning will be allowed to expire.
However, gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 10175 3739 10158 3739 10153 3749 10153
3774 10110 3709 10108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 237DEG 35KT 3765 10115 3715 10122
$$
BENNETTWhat 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 Sep 14, 4:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Strong southwest winds Monday gusting 35-45 mph.
- Near record heat Monday afternoon, with temperatures near 100.
- Scattered thunderstorms favoring the northwest zones Monday evening, with the primary risk of damaging outflow wind gusts of 60-70 mph.
- Strong cold front arrives Tuesday, with a large temperature gradient across SW KS (much cooler north, still hot south). Strong northeast winds and falling temperatures Tuesday afternoon.
- Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, some of which may be strong with locally heavy rain.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 4:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 455 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Strong southwest winds Monday gusting 35-45 mph. - Near record heat Monday afternoon, with temperatures near 100. - Scattered thunderstorms favoring the northwest zones Monday evening, with the primary risk of damaging outflow wind gusts of 60-70 mph. - Strong cold front arrives Tuesday, with a large temperature gradient across SW KS (much cooler north, still hot south). Strong northeast winds and falling temperatures Tuesday afternoon. - Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, some of which may be strong with locally heavy rain. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1240 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026 Strong summer subtropical ridge was centered over the Mississippi valley at midday, with southwest midlevel flow aloft over SW KS. Satellite imagery indicated the eastern periphery of the monsoon circulation over SW KS, with mid and high clouds northwest of Dodge City. Radar indicated a few sprinkles embedded in this monsoon plume across the northwest zones. CAMs are in good agreement that scattered thunderstorms will redevelop in this moisture plume after 4 pm, favoring these northwest zones. Primary risk in the hot, mixed boundary layer environment will be outflow winds of 50-70 mph, per SPC 5-15% wind probability for northern zones. High based thunderstorms should focus along I-70 Monday evening, and NBM correctly has its higher pops here. Elsewhere, strong southwest winds will continue through sunset, gusting 35-45 mph. Downslope compression will send temperatures to near the records for September 14 (100 at DDC). Fortunately, Monday's heat will be short lived, as a strong cold front will advance through SW KS Tuesday. With the cold front's timing during the diurnal heating cycle, a large temperature range will unfold Tuesday, from 60s and 70s north, to near 100 southeast. Cold front is expected to enter northern zones at sunrise, and exit Barber county by 7 pm. Exact high temperatures for each location will depend of frontal timing, and a non- diurnal curve downward is expected behind the front with elevated northeast winds. 12z GFS shows decent cold advection for September, with 850 mb temperatures falling through the teens C. Increasing and lowering midlevel clouds will also add to the fall-like feel Tuesday afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms will develop along/behind the advancing cold front Tuesday afternoon/evening, favoring the southeast zones. Shear and instability will both be modest at best, but stronger storm clusters will be capable of outflow wind gusts, per SPC marginal 5% wind probability southeast zones. Cold front will begin retreating northward quickly Tuesday night, with winds quickly returning to the south through Wednesday. This warm advection process should encourage at least scattered showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall probable through Tuesday night. NBM reloads above normal temperatures back into the lower 90s as soon as Wednesday, but much global model guidance keeps SW KS in the 80s. Higher confidence in the heat returning Thursday, well into the 90s, along with a dry forecast, as the western periphery of the subtropical ridge retrogrades westward onto the high plains. The heat will continue Friday afternoon, before the next strong cold front arrives next weekend. MEX and NBM guidance suggests some locations will remain in the 70s Sunday afternoon. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 455 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026 Radar at 2140z Mon depicted several strong thunderstorms near the HYS and GCK terminals, moving northeast. Some of this activity will impact GCK/HYS over the next few hours, with outflow wind gusts to near 50 kts the primary risk to aviation. Amendments are likely for GCK/HYS TAFs as storms approach. Light south winds will prevail overnight, with varying amounts of mid and high clouds. Models are trending stronger with the expected cold front passage Tuesday, expected to clear all airports by 18z Tue. Increased northeast winds behind the cold front, gusting 30-32 kts Tuesday, with lowering midlevel clouds. Ceilings may lower to MVFR Tuesday morning at GCK. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...Turner AVIATION...Turner KEY MESSAGES...Turner
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 14, 6:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
612 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0606 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Richfield 37.27N 101.78W
09/14/2026 E60 MPH Morton KS Public
&&Special weather statement, Sep 14, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
638 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
KSZ074>076-084-085-150045-
Stanton KS-Stevens KS-Grant KS-Haskell KS-Morton KS-
638 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MORTON...GRANT...WESTERN
STEVENS...SOUTHEASTERN STANTON AND NORTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTIES
THROUGH 745 PM CDT...
At 638 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles south of Ulysses to
near Elkhart. Movement was east at 10 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.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Elkhart and Wilburton around 645 PM CDT.
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 3721 10199 3761 10150 3771 10090 3700 10142
3699 10191 3699 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 252DEG 7KT 3744 10137 3701 10196
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
BENNETTLocal storm report, Sep 14, 7:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
719 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SW Richfield 37.26N 101.79W
09/14/2026 M59 MPH Morton KS Mesonet
&&Special weather statement, Sep 14, 8:08 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
808 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
KSZ074-075-084-085-150200-
Stanton KS-Stevens KS-Grant KS-Morton KS-
808 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MORTON...SOUTHWESTERN GRANT...
WESTERN STEVENS AND SOUTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM
CDT...
At 808 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Richfield to near
Wilburton. Movement was 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.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Rolla around 815 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Feterita and
Ulysses.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3738 10186 3763 10131 3700 10141 3699 10204
3701 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 229DEG 29KT 3738 10166 3704 10174
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
BENNETTLocal storm report, Sep 14, 8:21 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
821 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0805 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SW Richfield 37.26N 101.79W
09/14/2026 M71 MPH Morton KS Mesonet
Kansas Mesonet station reported.
&&Local storm report, Sep 14, 8:34 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
834 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0823 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 9 NW Wilburton 37.14N 101.90W
09/14/2026 M60 MPH Morton KS Mesonet
RAWS CGLK1 reported.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Morton | 52 min |
| Sep 14, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 27 min |
| Sep 14, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Seward, Stevens | 47 min |
| Sep 15, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 24 min |
| Sep 15, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 34 min |
| Sep 15, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 46 min |
| Sep 15, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 31 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.