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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 324, NWS Goodland, KS

September 19, 2026Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 19, 2026, 4:43 PM MDT for Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 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
Sep 19, 2026, 4:43 PM MDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired
Sep 19, 2026, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Kit Carson County, CO

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 19, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

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 Sep 19, 2:27 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 2:27 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 19, 3:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
331 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-202145-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne CO-Cheyenne KS-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-
Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-
Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
331 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026 /431 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026/

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

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10 PM MDT/11 PM CDT
for areas generally along and south of Interstate 70 and west of
Highway 25 in northwest Kansas and northeast Colorado.

Thunderstorms will develop in northeast Colorado after 4 PM MT this
afternoon, then move across the remainder of the Tri State area this
evening. Initial storms in Colorado will be capable of producing
hail of golf ball size or larger, damaging wind gusts of 60 mph or
greater and brief tornadoes. The storms will merge into a line as
they enter northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska between 6 and
8 PM MT, which will move through the remainder of the area through
midnight MT. During this time, the primary hazards will be damaging
wind gusts of 60 mph or greater, reduced visibility in blowing dust
and localized dust storms. Travel may become hazardous due to blowing
dust.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

There is a 15% chance for severe storms Sunday afternoon and
evening. Main hazards include 70 MPH wind gusts, 1 inch hail, a
brief tornado, and flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 19, 4:23 PM MDT, 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
423 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

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

0416 PM     Hail             2 WSW Flagler           39.29N 103.10W
09/19/2026  E1.25 Inch       Kit Carson         CO   Broadcast Media

            Report of 1-1.25 inch soft/accumulating
            hail.

&&

eer
Local storm report, Sep 19, 4:42 PM MDT, 1 minute before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 6:38 PM MDTBlowing Dust WarningGLDRawlins40 min
Sep 19, 5:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDSherman, Wallace37 min
Sep 18, 6:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGLDKit Carson3 hr
Sep 19, 3:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDKit Carson52 min
Sep 19, 5:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDKit Carson38 min
Sep 18, 6:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock46 min

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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.