NWS Goodland KSTO.W 0001May 16, 2026
Tornado Warning: Sherman, KS
The National Weather Service office in Goodland issued a tornado warning for Sherman in Kansas, which was in force until 6:30 p.m. local time on May 16. It was the 1st tornado warning the NWS office in Goodland issued in 2026. Kansas had 32 tornado warnings in May 2026, against 60 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Kansas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 52 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Goodland KS
- Area
- Sherman
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:38 p.m. MDT, May 16, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 p.m. MDT, May 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGLD TO.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
TORGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Tornado Warning for... East central Sherman County in northwestern Kansas... * Until 630 PM MDT. * At 538 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 6 miles east of Goodland, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Sherman County, including the following locations... Edson. This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 24 and 35.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.