Colorado, Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 15:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:38PM MDT until May 16 at 5:15PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 3:38pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 437 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kanorado, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Public. Golf ball to baseball size hail was reported in Kanorado at 430pm. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Goodland, Kanorado, and Ruleton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 16. Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 443 and 450.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Kit Carson, CO; Sherman, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS