Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Southwestern Kit Carson County, CO

Source: NOAA · East Central Colorado

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NOAA issued it on June 3, 2026, 2 months 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 has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southwestern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado until 10:30 PM MDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
East Central Colorado
Issued
June 3, 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Central Colorado.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by NWS Goodland KS on behalf of NOAA. The alert is effective from May 21 at 9:42 PM MDT until May 21 at 10:30 PM MDT.

Affected Areas

Southwestern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado, including Interstate 70 between mile markers 396 and 421.

What You Should Do

For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If travel is necessary, be aware of rapidly changing road conditions due to accumulating hail.

Expected Conditions

At 9:42 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Flagler, moving east at 25 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

Timeline

The warning is in effect until 10:30 PM MDT on May 21.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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NWS Goodland has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southwestern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado until 10:30 PM MDT.
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