⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

At 629 PM MDT/729 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms capable of producing a landspout along a line extending
from 6 miles southwest of Haigler to 10 miles northwest of Bonny
Reservoir to 9 miles south of Cope. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Landspout tornadoes possible and wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

These storms will remain over mainly rural areas of southern Yuma
County in northeastern Colorado, north central Kit Carson County in
east central Colorado and northwestern Cheyenne Counties in
northwestern Kansas, including the following locations… Hale, Joes,
and Beecher Island.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 206 and 210, and
between mile markers 212 and 231.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.