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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS

July 23, 2026Hodgeman County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 23, 2026, 8:41 PM CDT for Hodgeman County, Kansas. It was in force for 18 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
Jul 23, 2026, 8:41 PM CDT (01:41 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2026, 8:59 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Hodgeman County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 28 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 23 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2026-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1952 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2026-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1952 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1937 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
409 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
16.0

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The text

As transmitted.

077 
WFUS53 KDDC 240141
TORDDC
KSC083-240215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0002.260724T0141Z-260724T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
841 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 841 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located 5 miles north of Spearville, moving northeast 
  at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Hodgeman County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3792 9982 3805 9971 3793 9959 3791 9977
      3791 9978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 236DEG 25KT 3794 9976 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

UMSCHEID
1 follow-up statement
985 
WWUS53 KDDC 240159
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
859 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

KSC083-240209-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260724T0215Z/
Hodgeman KS-
859 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. 

&&

LAT...LON 3792 9982 3805 9971 3793 9959 3791 9977
      3791 9978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 236DEG 25KT 3801 9963 

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman42 min
Jul 23, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCComanche, Kiowa43 min
Jul 23, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord37 min
Jul 23, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman45 min
Jul 23, 7:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade24 min
Jul 23, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa37 min
Jul 23, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade42 min
Jul 23, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Hodgeman35 min
Jul 23, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade42 min
Jul 23, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman27 min
Jul 23, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCKiowa34 min
Jul 23, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatDDCFord29 min
Jul 23, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Comanche, Kiowa51 min
Jul 23, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa, Pratt48 min
Jul 23, 9:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCClark40 min
Jul 23, 10:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Comanche27 min
Jul 24, 11:47 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more3 days

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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.