Colorado, Kansas Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/19/2026 16:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 5:38PM MDT until September 19 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 19, 2026 - 4:38pm
Expires: 
September 19, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
SVRGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado... Southeastern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado... Northwestern Wallace County in west central Kansas... Southwestern Sherman County in northwestern Kansas... * Until 615 PM MDT. * At 538 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles south of Burlington to 15 miles southeast of Bethune to 13 miles northeast of Kit Carson, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. 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. * Locations impacted include... Cheyenne Wells. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 9. Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 427 and 450. Highway 385 between mile markers 146 and 189.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm is producing accumulating hail, which will make driving hazardous, similar to snow or ice. If you must travel, be aware of rapidly changing road conditions. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Cheyenne, CO; Kit Carson, CO; Sherman, KS; Wallace, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov