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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Goodland, KS

May 9, 2026Cheyenne County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2026, 5:56 PM CDT for Cheyenne County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2026, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cheyenne County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 9, 3:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 3:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 2:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
149 PM MDT Sat May 9 2026

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-102000-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne CO-Cheyenne KS-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-
Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-
Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
149 PM MDT Sat May 9 2026 /249 PM CDT Sat May 9 2026/

This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

Scattered thunderstorms in northern Colorado and the Nebraska
Panhandle will track southeastward into portions of northwest Kansas
and southwest Nebraska late this afternoon and evening. A few severe
storms are possible, mainly between 5 PM and 9 PM MDT. Damaging
winds, possibly accompanied by blowing dust, appear to be the primary
hazard. A few instances of quarter size hail are possible.

Potential impacts include, but are not limited to, wind damage to
roofs, siding and trees, hail damage to vehicles and hazardous
driving conditions associated with reduced visibility in blowing
dust.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.

Vincent

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 9, 5:22 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
422 PM MDT Sat May 9 2026

COZ090-KSZ001-NEZ079-092245-
Yuma County CO-Cheyenne KS-Dundy NE-
422 PM MDT Sat May 9 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY IN
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN
KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN DUNDY COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA
THROUGH 445 PM MDT/545 PM CDT/...

At 422 PM MDT/522 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 4 miles southeast of Wray, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Yuma
County in northeastern Colorado, northwestern Cheyenne County in
northwestern Kansas and southwestern Dundy Counties in southwestern
Nebraska, including the following locations... Laird and Beecher
Island.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 233 and 243.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4004 10230 4016 10209 3993 10180 3974 10214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 324DEG 22KT 4005 10215

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Vincent
Special weather statement, May 9, 5:43 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
543 PM CDT Sat May 9 2026

KSZ001-092315-
Cheyenne KS-
543 PM CDT Sat May 9 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN
NORTHWESTERN KANSAS THROUGH 615 PM CDT...

At 543 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Haigler, or 11 miles northwest of St. Francis, moving
southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  St. Francis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4000 10177 3962 10168 3961 10182 3961 10194
      3960 10205 4000 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 332DEG 20KT 3989 10196

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Vincent
Local storm report, May 9, 5:45 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
445 PM MDT Sat May 9 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0438 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 NNE Morland           39.40N 100.04W
05/09/2026  M55 MPH          Graham             KS   Mesonet

            Goddard_Ranch; Ambient Weather Network;
            northerly wind gust 55 mph.

&&

CLD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne32 min
May 9, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Sherman48 min
May 9, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma23 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.