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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 29, 2026Pratt County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2026, 7:47 PM CDT for Pratt County, Kansas. It was in force for 16 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: May 29, 2026, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2026, 8:03 PM CDT
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Pratt County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 211 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2467 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

088 
WUUS53 KDDC 300047
SVRDDC
KSC151-300130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0042.260530T0047Z-260530T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
747 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Pratt County in south central Kansas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 747 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Isabel,
  moving northeast at 25 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
  southeastern Pratt County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3747 9866 3773 9847 3747 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 214DEG 21KT 3750 9856 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement

716 
WWUS53 KDDC 300103
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
803 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

KSC151-300113-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-260530T0130Z/
Pratt KS-
803 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 3747 9866 3773 9847 3747 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 214DEG 21KT 3758 9849 

$$

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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 May 29, 5:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

T-storms are possible (20-30%) this afternoon and Saturday afternoon and then each day from Monday through Thursday.
Hot weather will return Saturday with highs in the 90s.
There are small chances (20-30%) for thunderstorms each day next week; and this could ultimately result in beneficial rain for many when considering the entire period.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 5:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
514 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- T-storms are possible (20-30%) this afternoon and Saturday
  afternoon and then each day from Monday through Thursday.

- Hot weather will return Saturday with highs in the 90s.

- There are small chances (20-30%) for thunderstorms each day
  next week; and this could ultimately result in beneficial
  rain for many when considering the entire period.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 105 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

A jet streak was approaching southwest Kansas today ahead of an
upper level trough over the Rockies. With increasing low level
moisture, surface heating and the lack of a strong capping
inversion, severe storms are possible with large hail this
evening. One round of storms will affect locations closer to the
OKlahoma state line after 4 pm while other storms will likely
move into far western Kansas later this evening. It is unclear
if these storms will form into organized clusters so
thunderstorm coverage is uncertain.

A closed low over the western United States will open up and
progress eastward through Saturday before gradually moving
northward thereafter. Thus, no strong frontal passages are
forecast. With the increased mid level westerlies, a dry line
is expected to set up along a line from WaKeeney to Dodge City
Saturday afternoon. A farther west location of the dry line is
favored rather than model solutions that push it into central
Kansas. Given the relatively cool mid level temperatures and hot
surface temperatures along the dry line, a few thunderstorms
will form and move eastward, with the best chances (20-30%) in
places like Larned, Pratt and Greensburg. Damaging wind gusts
and large hail are possible with the storms. Given the formation
of a capping inversion above the increasing low level moisture,
dewpoints will likely reach into the lower 70s ahead of the dry
line, leading to strong instability. The limiting factor on
hail size is the lack of shear between 500mb and anvil level,
which will reduce precipitation evacuation from the updrafts.

After a break Sunday, there are additional chances for t-storms
Monday and Tuesday along the southern periphery of the
aforementioned trough. Also, embedded disturbances along the
southern edge of the westerlies could help with larger scale
forcing. The storms Monday could also be severe with large hail
and damaging winds. Whether any evening t-storms Monday can
grow upscale into a large cluster and bring widespread overnight
rain Monday night remains to be seen; but locally heavy rains
are a possibility given the weak mid level flow. By Tuesday the
upper level flow weakens further, with the potential for storm
severity decreasing.

Even though 500mb heights will be relatively high mid next week,
the various ensemble means continue to indicate a weakness in
the height field somewhere across the central or southern
plains. This could serve to temper high temperatures (instead
of getting very hot) and also help keep low level moisture in
place across southwest Kansas instead of mixing it out in the
vertical. Although the potential for high end severe is very
low, the potential for locally heavy rain is higher due to slow
storm movement. Rain chances are low to moderate at any given
point at specific times; but much higher when considering that
there will be isolated to scattered t-storms each day in
different spots. And the various model ensemble means show
weekly rain amounts (this evening through mid next week) of 1"
in central Kansas and .5 to .75" across far western Kansas.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 511 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developing across eastern
Colorado are expected to drift into west central Kansas and possibly
portions of southwest Kansas this evening, potentially affecting the
vicinity of KGCK and KHYS generally after 01-03Z. Another area of
thunderstorms developing in northwest Oklahoma will move northeast
into south central Kansas this evening, staying mainly east of KDDC.
Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail in vicinity of all TAF sites
through late Saturday morning. Southerly winds around 10 to 20kt with
gusts up to 25kt are expected to persist through early Saturday as
lee side troughing remains anchored in eastern Colorado.

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

DISCUSSION...Finch
AVIATION...JJohnson

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 29, 6:53 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
653 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

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

0650 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 NW Centerview         37.85N 99.30W
05/29/2026  M59 MPH          Edwards            KS   Public

&&

AS

Local storm report, May 29, 7:04 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
704 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

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

0658 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 NNE Centerview        37.86N 99.25W
05/29/2026  M64 MPH          Edwards            KS   Mesonet

&&

AS

Local storm report, May 29, 7:09 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
709 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

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

0704 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 NNE Centerview        37.86N 99.25W
05/29/2026  M64 MPH          Edwards            KS   Mesonet

&&

AS

Special weather statement, May 29, 7:32 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
732 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

KSZ045-046-300100-
Rush KS-Ness KS-
732 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN NESS AND WESTERN
RUSH COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...

At 732 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very
near Bazine, 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
  McCracken around 740 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3838 9969 3840 9980 3869 9963 3866 9953
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 209DEG 30KT 3845 9966

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

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Special weather statement, May 29, 7:34 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
734 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

KSZ081-090-300100-
Pratt KS-Barber KS-
734 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL BARBER AND
SOUTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...

At 734 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm very
near Isabel, moving northeast at 35 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Cairo around 750 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3740 9849 3745 9870 3780 9847 3743 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 209DEG 30KT 3749 9857

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

TATRO

Special weather statement, May 29, 7:42 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
742 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

KSZ031-046-300115-
Rush KS-Ellis KS-
742 PM CDT Fri May 29 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RUSH AND
SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM CDT...

At 742 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hargrave, moving northeast at 25 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Liebenthal around 750 PM CDT.
  Schoenchen around 755 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3849 9939 3858 9954 3885 9948 3865 9916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 214DEG 21KT 3860 9942

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

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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
May 29, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ness, Rush	44 min
May 29, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	41 min
May 29, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ness	28 min
May 29, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	26 min
May 29, 7:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	33 min
May 29, 8:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Stafford	41 min
May 29, 8:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	49 min
May 29, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DDC	Ellis	46 min
May 29, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pratt, Stafford	42 min
May 29, 8:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ellis	23 min
May 29, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Stafford	38 min
May 30, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Ford	50 min
May 30, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Comanche	40 min
May 30, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Barber, Comanche	29 min
May 30, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	47 min
May 30, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush	54 min
May 30, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Pawnee	26 min
May 30, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman	28 min
May 30, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Barber	33 min
May 30, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	54 min
May 30, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Trego	31 min
May 30, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Hodgeman	58 min
May 30, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pawnee	56 min
May 30, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego	62 min
May 30, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DDC	Pawnee, Rush	76 min
May 30, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	61 min
May 30, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Rush	48 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.