< Colorado Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/08/2026 18:19

Colorado Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/08/2026 18:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 8 at 7:19PM MDT until June 8 at 8:15PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 8, 2026 - 6:19pm
Expires: 
June 8, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
At 719 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of Flagler, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of western Kit Carson County. This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 391 and 418.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for northeastern and east central Colorado. 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. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Goodland. This is a dangerous storm, capable of producing large hail driven by severe winds! SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! If you are caught outdoors, cover your head and neck. 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
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov