Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 18:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 8:56PM CDT until May 16 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 6:56pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
At 856 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles north of Norton to near Edmond, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. A peak wind gust of 62 mph was measured in Norton at 846 PM CDT. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe storms will be near... Almena around 905 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Reager, Densmore, and Calvert.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Norton, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov