NWUS53 KDDC 161300
LSRDDC

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
800 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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

0532 PM     Tornado          2 W Hardtner            37.01N 98.69W
10/13/2026                   Barber             KS   Storm Chaser     

            A brief, weak dusty tornadic circulation, 
            lasting one minute or less, developed with 
            the dust column extending to a rotating 
            cloud base beneath a supercell thunderstorm 
            updraft. Numerous video and pictures of this 
            event were captured by storm chasers. 

0547 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 W Kiowa               37.02N 98.56W
10/13/2026                   Barber             KS   NWS Storm Survey 

            A tree with green foliage was found blown 
            over just west of the US-281 and K-2 highway 
            intersection. This tree was found during a 
            storm damage survey the following afternoon. 
            Time was estimated by radar. 

0558 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 W Hazelton            37.10N 98.48W
10/13/2026                   Barber             KS   NWS Storm Survey 

            Over forty consecutive utility poles were 
            downed along with power lines along a 1.7 
            mile stretch of Bethel Road from roughly 
            one-quarter mile north of Hargis Road north 
            to Black Kettle Road. Time was estimated by 
            radar. 

0609 PM     Hail             2 N Hazelton            37.11N 98.40W
10/13/2026  E2.50 Inch       Barber             KS   Emergency Mngr   

             


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