Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 17:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 7:42PM CDT until May 16 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 5:42pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
SVRGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Thomas County in northwestern Kansas... Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas... * Until 845 PM CDT. * At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of Menlo, or 13 miles north of Oakley, moving east at 25 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. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Menlo around 745 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Hoxie.
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.
Area Description: 
Sheridan, KS; Thomas, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov