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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2026, 7:54 PM CDT for Finney County, Gray County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 1, 2026, 7:54 PM CDT (00:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2026, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Finney County, KS, Gray County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Ingalls, 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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1060 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
605 WUUS53 KDDC 020054 SVRDDC KSC055-069-020130- /O.NEW.KDDC.SV.W.0071.260602T0054Z-260602T0130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Dodge City KS 754 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Finney County in southwestern Kansas... Northwestern Gray County in southwestern Kansas... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 754 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kalvesta to 7 miles southwest of Cimarron, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Finney and northwestern Gray Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3800 10030 3770 10035 3780 10072 3800 10063 TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 286DEG 30KT 3800 10029 3771 10040 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BENNETT
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 Jun 1, 5:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Slight chance for severe thunderstorms today across southwest Kansas. Main hazards through sunset will be wind gusts of 70 mph or higher and hail 2 inches or larger. After sunset the hail threat will decrease but strong damaging and locally heavy rainfall will continue to accompany these storms.
- Marginal risk for severe thunderstorms will continue Tuesday and Wednesday, mainly west of highway 283. Heavy rainfall, hail and strong gusty winds will be the main hazards both day.
- Heavy rainfall potential during the first half of the work week may result in localized urban and small stream flooding risks.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 5:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 501 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Slight chance for severe thunderstorms today across southwest Kansas. Main hazards through sunset will be wind gusts of 70 mph or higher and hail 2 inches or larger. After sunset the hail threat will decrease but strong damaging and locally heavy rainfall will continue to accompany these storms. - Marginal risk for severe thunderstorms will continue Tuesday and Wednesday, mainly west of highway 283. Heavy rainfall, hail and strong gusty winds will be the main hazards both day. - Heavy rainfall potential during the first half of the work week may result in localized urban and small stream flooding risks. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1131 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 Moist southeasterly upslope flow persists across western Kansas today. Short term models forecast improving low level forcing along a surface boundary that will extended from northeast Colorado into south central Kansas during the afternoon. Increasing 0-1 km frontogenesis and an axis of late day instability along/near this boundary will support afternoon thunderstorm development as an upper level trough approaches. Severe weather is possible, with the highest confidence of this occurring after 4 PM MDT/5 PM CDT over northeast Colorado and west central Kansas. Further east isolated strong to severe storms cannot be ruled out but may struggle given the warm temperatures aloft. The risk for severe weather will increase after 7pm this evening across all of southwest Kansas as what thunderstorms that do develop near the Colorado border move east southeast along the moist/instability axis that will extend into south central Kansas. Primary hazards through this evening include damaging wind gusts to 60 mph and large 2 inch hail. After sunset it appears that the hail risk will diminish and the main hazards will transition to strong gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall. These afternoon thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage as they move east southeast across southwest Kansas overnight. Based on the forecast location of the mid level baroclinic zone and moisture/instability axis it currently appears the most favorable area for the severe storm potential will be highest extend near and north of a line extending Garden City and Syracuse to Dodge City to Pratt/Medicine Lodge. Again the main hazards tonight will be strong gusty winds +70 mph and heavy rainfall. Currently, there is a 40% chance these storms will be capable of producing rainfall amounts greater than 0.5 inch but locally higher amounts will be likely. On Tuesday any lingering convection east of Highway 283 will end by noon. The surface boundary will be pushed further south, closer to the Oklahoma border, due to overnight convection and ongoing moisture upslope flow persisting north of this boundary. Gulf moisture transport will also be improving across western Kansas on Tuesday, given by increasing southerly low level flow developing west of a surface to 500 mb high moving toward the Ohio Valley. While confidence in the exact location of our surface boundary is low at this time, this frontal boundary will be the main focus area for scattered afternoon thunderstorms as an upper level disturbance approaches from the southwest. Currently it appears the CAMS are clustering this boundary between Liberal and Garden City late day. Despite marginal shear (weaker than today), a few isolated strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible given the mid level instability and low-level forcing. Main hazards include hail up to quarter size and wind gusts of 60 mph. Heavy rainfall may become a significant issue given PWAT values exceeding 1.25 inches, which is well above seasonal climatological means. On Wednesday, similar conditions will persist across southwest Kansas as moisture continues to spread into the area and a surface boundary will be situated across portions of the area ahead of a more significant upper level trough. Shear remains marginal, though moderate instability is still expected. Slower storm motion is anticipated due to mean 700-500 mb winds decreasing to less than 20 knots. This environment continues to support marginal severe weather, but the heavy rainfall and possible isolated flooding issues may be increasing in some areas given slow storm motion and high precipitation efficiency. Repeated cell training over identical corridors introduces localized urban and small stream flooding risks. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 500 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 VFR is expected through TAF pd. The short term concern is the developing thunderstorm complex that is expected to roll across the terminals later this evening. The best timing is between 01Z and 06Z according to the HRRR. These storms may produce strong outflow winds that could be 50+ kt. Will have to watch local radar trends and amend as needed once the severity of the wind magnitude becomes more clear. Locally reduced visibility associated with heavy rainfall is also a distinct possibility in the TSRA. Outside of the storms, winds will be SE 10-20 kt with gusts in the 20s. There is a chance of storms tomorrow, but this is towards the end of the TAF pd and will not mention for now. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...Burgert AVIATION...Sugden
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 1:35 AM CDT, 18 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 135 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-020645- Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa- Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 135 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026 /1235 AM MDT Mon Jun 1 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas, south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Slight risk of severe weather this afternoon and evening across much of western Kansas. Main threat will be large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Marginal risk for severe weather along and west of highway 283 with large hail and damaging winds the main threats.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 6:55 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
655 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0654 PM Flash Flood Dighton 38.48N 100.47W
06/01/2026 Lane KS Law Enforcement
Water over roads.
&&Local storm report, Jun 1, 7:05 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
705 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0703 PM Hail 8 SSW Beeler 38.33N 100.23W
06/01/2026 M1.75 Inch Ness KS Public
&&Local storm report, Jun 1, 7:19 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
719 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Coolidge 38.04N 102.01W
06/01/2026 Hamilton KS Public
Camper flipped over. Timed estimated.
&&Local storm report, Jun 1, 7:21 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
721 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0716 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WNW Grigston 38.50N 100.75W
06/01/2026 M61 MPH Scott KS Public
&&Local storm report, Jun 1, 7:34 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
734 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0721 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NW Pierceville 37.92N 100.72W
06/01/2026 M70 MPH Finney KS ASOS
ASOS station KGCK Garden City.
&&Local storm report, Jun 1, 7:47 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
747 PM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM Hail 14 NW Jetmore 38.20N 100.10W
06/01/2026 M1.00 Inch Hodgeman KS Public
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Ness | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 7:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DDC | Lane | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 65 min |
| Jun 1, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stevens | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Meade | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford | 62 min |
| Jun 1, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 64 min |
| Jun 1, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 65 min |
| Jun 1, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt, Stafford | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 1:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford, Gray | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 3:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 3:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Comanche | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.