Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 15:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:57PM MDT until May 16 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 3:57pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Sherman County in northwestern Kansas... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 456 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Goodland, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. Half dollar to two inch hail was reported near Ruleton. 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. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Goodland around 500 PM MDT. This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 8 and 35.
Instruction: 
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Sherman, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov