Colorado Severe Thunderstorm Warning - [Severity] | Effective 05/21/2026 18:55

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 21 at 7:55PM MDT until May 21 at 8:45PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 21, 2026 - 6:55pm
Expires: 
May 21, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description: 
SVRGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Kit Carson County in east central Colorado... * Until 845 PM MDT. * At 755 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Stratton, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Bethune. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 420 and 439. Highway 385 between mile markers 177 and 201.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm is producing accumulating hail, which will make driving hazardous, similar to snow or ice. If you must travel, be aware of rapidly changing road conditions. 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
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS