⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Wallace – Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 10:12PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

At 1012 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles southeast of Burlington, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 55 mph and pea size 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 northeastern
Cheyenne, southeastern Kit Carson Counties in east central Colorado
and northwestern Wallace Counties in west central Kansas.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 167 and 175.

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.