Colorado, Kansas Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/27/2026 14:33

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 3:33PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 27, 2026 - 2:33pm
Expires: 
July 27, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
At 333 PM MDT/433 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 4 miles northeast of Bonny Reservoir. These storms were nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Yuma County in northeastern Colorado, northeastern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado, western Cheyenne and northwestern Sherman Counties in northwestern Kansas, including the following locations... Hale, Idalia, and Beecher Island. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 445 and 447. Highway 385 between mile markers 201 and 229.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Sherman
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov