| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cheyenne; Rawlins; Sherman; Thomas |
| Effective | 8/3/2026, 9:22:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/3/2026, 9:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 3 at 8:22PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Details
At 820 PM MDT/920 PM CDT/, a cluster of strong thunderstorms was
reported along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of McDonald
to 10 miles northeast of Goodland to 3 miles northwest of Ruleton.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Public. At 813 MT / 913 CT, a 50 mph gust was reported 1
mile WSW of Goodland, Kansas by a public weather station.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Goodland around 825 PM MDT.
This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 47.
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.
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