Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Cheyenne County CO and Western Kansas

Source: NOAA · Eastern Cheyenne County CO and Western Kansas

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on August 14, 2026, 9 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Goodland KS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eastern Cheyenne County in Colorado and Wichita, southern Wallace, and Greeley counties in Kansas until 8:00 PM MDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Eastern Cheyenne County CO and Western Kansas
Issued
August 14, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Goodland KS

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 9 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Eastern Cheyenne County CO and Western Kansas.

Alert Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Goodland KS. Effective from August 13 at 7:01 PM MDT until August 13 at 8:00 PM MDT. Alert type code: SVR.

Affected Areas

Eastern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado; Wichita County, southern Wallace County, and Greeley County in west central Kansas. Locations impacted include Leoti, Cheyenne Wells, Tribune, Weskan, Horace, Selkirk, and Marienthal. Includes Highway 385 between mile markers 136 and 162.

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Expected Conditions

At 7:00 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Eads to 7 miles southeast of Towner to 11 miles north of Syracuse, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated.

Timeline

The warning is in effect from August 13 at 7:01 PM MDT until August 13 at 8:00 PM MDT.

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NWS Goodland KS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eastern Cheyenne County in Colorado and Wichita, southern Wallace, and Greeley counties in Kansas until 8:00 PM MDT.
Which agency issued this alert?
This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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This alert affects Eastern Cheyenne County CO and Western Kansas. Check with NOAA for the most current geographic scope.
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