Colorado, Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 15:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:17PM MDT until May 16 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 3:17pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
At 416 PM MDT/516 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast of Kanorado, moving northeast at 15 mph. Another potential severe storm was located to the southeast of Bonny Reservoir. 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 Yuma County in northeastern Colorado, northeastern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado, southern Cheyenne and northwestern Sherman Counties in northwestern Kansas.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Kit Carson, CO; Yuma, CO; Cheyenne, KS; Sherman, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS