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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0257 Issued by the Dodge City Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-15 18:26:01
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
625 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Morton County in southwestern Kansas...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 625 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elkhart,
moving northeast at 35 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...
Richfield around 645 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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LAT...LON 3711 10204 3728 10198 3729 10182 3724 10170
3723 10169 3699 10186 3699 10195 3705 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 218DEG 31KT 3706 10194
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-15 18:54:32
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
654 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
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Morton KS-
654 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORTON COUNTY...
At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest
of Richfield, moving north at 35 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
southwestern Morton County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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LAT...LON 3711 10203 3728 10198 3729 10182 3724 10170
3723 10169 3705 10185 3703 10190 3707 10197
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 199DEG 30KT 3719 10195
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-15 19:14:33
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
714 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
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Morton KS-
714 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORTON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 715 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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
southwestern Kansas.
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LAT...LON 3711 10203 3728 10198 3729 10182 3724 10170
3723 10169 3705 10185 3703 10190 3707 10197
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 354DEG 14KT 3718 10190
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FINCH
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