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This is a live snapshot as of 4:47 PM MDT Sunday, September 20. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

Cheyenne, CO — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 20 at 4:47PM MDT until September 20 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Issued by NWS Goodland KS. Issue time: 4:47 PM MDT Sunday, September 20. Expires: 5:30 PM MDT Sunday, September 20.

At 447 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of Kit
Carson, or 29 miles west of Cheyenne Wells, moving southeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD…Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include…
Kit Carson and Wild Horse.

Hail size (NWS parameters): 2.50. Wind gust (NWS parameters): 60 MPH.

Locations in the warning path, as listed by NWS:

• Insufficient data in alert text

Warned area: Cheyenne, CO

NWS office page: NWS Goodland KS · Official NWS alert

Official NWS instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

Stay safe during the storm

Get inside a sturdy building and stay away from windows. Large hail can shatter glass and injure anyone caught outside; damaging winds can bring down trees and power lines with little warning.

If hail damages your home: photograph every slope of the roof, siding, gutters, and windows before anything is repaired — documentation matters for insurance. Then call a local roofing or restoration contractor for an inspection; hail bruising is not always visible from the ground.

What this means for restoration teams

Translate this warning into job tickets: hail-punched roofing (bruised shingles that fail months later if missed), cracked siding, shattered windows and skylights, dented gutters and downspouts, and damaged outdoor HVAC condensers. Water intrusion follows where hail compromised the envelope — the roofer’s repair and the restorer’s dry-out land on the same houses.

The play: coordinate with local roofers on inspection routes — hail jobs pair naturally with restoration drying work when water got in. Stage drying equipment for the intrusion calls, keep an on-call rotation, and capture address, hail size reported, and visible exterior damage on the first call. Field discipline: photo-document the roof from the ground and up close before repairs, and get payment responsibility in writing before work starts.

FEMA & federal assistance

FEMA & federal assistance

If the damage is severe, the FEMA Helpline is 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local, 7 days). Apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or find a recovery center at fema.gov/drc. Basic eligibility: citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it’s safe.

Looking ahead

Once the warning expires, survey your property for hail and wind damage — check the roof, siding, gutters, and outdoor HVAC units. For contractors: hail events produce a long tail of roofing claims; roofers and restoration teams often work the same neighborhoods in the days after a destructive hailstorm, so coordinate early on jobs that need both trades.

Sources & how to verify

• Official NWS alert for this warning
• NWS Goodland KS — local office page

Verify for your own county or ZIP at weather.gov or your local NWS office page.

This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service in Goodland, Kansas issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cheyenne, Colorado at 4:09 PM MDT on Sunday, September 20, 2026. The warning remains in effect until 4:45 PM MDT. This is a live snapshot as of 3:20 PM PDT. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

This storm is carrying golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts, and the NWS impact statement names the damage explicitly: expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles, and expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. That is the exact damage profile restoration teams and roofing contractors see after a storm like this — the jobs start the same evening and keep coming for days.

Cheyenne, CO — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

• Issuing office: NWS Goodland KS
• Issued: 4:09 PM MDT, September 20, 2026
• Expires: 4:45 PM MDT, September 20, 2026
• Area: Cheyenne, Colorado — the warning covers northwestern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado
• Certainty: Observed  |  Urgency: Immediate

Where the storm is: At 4:08 PM MDT, the severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles east of Boyero, or 25 miles south of Flagler, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Hazard detail, verbatim from the NWS alert:

• Hail: golf ball size hail — 1.75 inches (hail threat: observed)
• Wind: 60 mph gusts (radar indicated)
• Thunderstorm damage threat: considerable

Impact, verbatim from the NWS alert: People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include: Wild Horse and Aroya.

Source links: the NWS alert for this warning and the NWS Goodland office page.

Stay safe right now

Take the NWS instruction at face value: for your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Golf ball size hail injures people and animals caught outdoors — get inside before the core arrives, not when it is overhead.

If you can move vehicles under cover safely, do it; the NWS expects hail damage to windows and vehicles in the storm path. After the storm passes, treat every downed line as live, give damaged trees a wide berth, and do not drive around barricades — runoff and debris can make rural county roads impassable even without a flash flood warning.

When the sky clears, photograph roof, siding, window, and vehicle damage before anything is touched. Timestamped photos are the foundation of an insurance claim, and hail bruising on shingles is easy to miss once debris is cleared. Then call a local contractor — water finding its way through hail-compromised roofing starts a second wave of interior damage within days.

What this means for restoration teams

This is a hail-first event with a wind kicker — 1.75-inch observed hail with a “considerable” damage threat and 60 mph gusts. The NWS impact wording maps directly to the work orders: roof and siding repair, window replacement, vehicle damage (auto glass and body shops feel it too), and wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

The damage categories to stage for:

• Roof systems: hail bruising and punctures in shingles, membrane damage on low-slope roofs, compromised flashing. This is the call driver — the NWS explicitly expects hail damage to roofs.
• Siding and windows: cracked vinyl, dented metal siding, broken glass from wind-driven hail.
• Interior water intrusion: anywhere hail or wind opened the building envelope, the next rain finishes the job. Saturated drywall and insulation, and mold risk within 24–48 hours if it stays wet.
• Tree and debris damage: 60 mph gusts bring limbs down onto roofs, fences, and vehicles — expect the odd emergency tarp and board-up call.

The play tonight: keep an on-call rotation through the evening, pre-position tarps and board-up materials, and pair with a roofer if you have one — hail events are the rare storm where the roofer and the restorer get called to the same address. On the first call, capture the address, the damage type (roof, siding, windows, interior water), and whether photos exist already.

Field discipline: photo-document before mitigation, moisture-map every affected room when water has entered, and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.

FEMA & federal assistance

If this storm causes damage beyond what insurance covers, the FEMA Helpline is 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local time, 7 days a week). You can also apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or find a recovery center at fema.gov/drc.

Basic eligibility: U.S. citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it is safe to do so.

Looking ahead

The warning expires at 4:45 PM MDT. The storm was moving southeast at 20 mph at last report, so the corridor around Wild Horse and Aroya should see the core pass through and then ease — but a warning this short (36 minutes from issuance to expiry) means the NWS saw a fast-moving, high-confidence threat. Watch for updates from NWS Goodland: severe-warned storms can be extended, re-issued, or followed by additional rounds as the line evolves.

Demand window: hail-damage calls typically start the same evening as homeowners walk their property and discover roof, siding, and window damage, and they keep coming for days as insurance adjusters schedule inspections. If your area took the core, tonight and tomorrow morning are the window.

Sources & how to verify

• NWS alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Cheyenne, CO
• NWS Goodland KS office page

To verify for your own county or ZIP: enter your location at weather.gov or check your local NWS office page directly.

This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

Status: ACTIVE — live snapshot as of 2:47 PM PDT (3:47 PM MDT), Sunday, September 20, 2026. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning carrying a considerable damage threat and observed tennis-ball-size hail is in effect for northwestern Cheyenne County and southwestern Kit Carson County, Colorado until 4:45 PM MDT. This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning — always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne & Kit Carson Counties — issued by NWS Goodland

The National Weather Service in Goodland issued this warning at 3:45 PM MDT, and it is valid until 4:45 PM MDT.

• Area: Northwestern Cheyenne County and southwestern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado.
• Storm location: At 3:45 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Boyero, or 19 miles southwest of Flagler, moving southeast at 20 mph.
• Hazard: Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
• Source: Radar indicated (hail observed).
• Damage threat: Considerable (per NWS parameters).
• Impact: People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
• Locations in the storm’s path include: Wild Horse and Aroya.
• Coverage note: The storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Cheyenne and southwestern Kit Carson Counties.

NWS instruction: “For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.”

Alert source: NWS alert record. Issuing office: NWS Goodland.

Stay safe through the hail

Tennis-ball-size hail — about 2.5 inches — is the heavy end of the scale. It breaks windows, dents vehicles deeply, and can seriously injure anyone caught outdoors. If you are in the warned area:

• Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building, now.
• Stay away from windows and skylights — large hail can shatter them and drive glass inward.
• Bring pets indoors; move vehicles under cover only if you can do so quickly and safely.
• After the storm, photograph any hail damage to your roof, siding, windows, or vehicles before cleanup — documentation matters for insurance.
• Rural roads in the warned area may carry storm debris or accumulated hail — drive cautiously or stay put until the cell passes.

What this means for restoration teams

Observed 2.5-inch hail with a considerable damage threat in rural east central Colorado is the classic high-severity restoration event: the NWS explicitly expects hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles, plus wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Rural corridors like the ones around Wild Horse, Aroya, and Boyero tend to have older roofing stock and more outbuildings — both take hail harder, and both get inspected later, so damage discovered days out still needs a paper trail.

The play:

• Stage tarping and board-up assets now — broken windows and skylights on farmsteads and rural homes are the highest-urgency first response.
• Plan inspection coverage for the Wild Horse–Aroya corridor and surrounding farm country. Rural hail work is route-heavy; batch inspections by road to keep crews efficient.
• Keep an on-call rotation through the evening. The first calls will be window and vehicle damage; roof reports follow as homeowners get on ladders.
• Capture on the first call: address, hail size witnessed, any broken windows or skylights, water entry, and outbuilding damage.
• Field discipline: photo-document before mitigation, note impact marks on every elevation and roofing plane, and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.
• Wind + hail combo: 60 mph gusts compound the damage — check ridge caps, gutters, and tree limbs on roofs that took hail. Wind-driven rain through compromised envelopes starts mold risk within 24–48 hours.

FEMA & federal assistance

FEMA Helpline 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local, 7 days). DisasterAssistance.gov, the FEMA app, and fema.gov/drc for recovery centers. Basic eligibility: citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it’s safe.

Looking ahead

This warning expires at 4:45 PM MDT. The storm is moving southeast at 20 mph through mainly rural areas — residents east of the current cell should watch the sky and keep a weather source open. NWS Goodland will issue updates or new warnings as the storm evolves.

Demand window note: hail inspection and emergency-repair calls typically start within an hour or two of the storm passing and keep coming for days as people spot damage. With observed tennis-ball hail, adjuster pipelines will be busy — contractors who document first and document well win the long tail of this event.

Sources & how to verify

• NWS alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Cheyenne/Kit Carson Counties CO (issued 3:45 PM MDT, expires 4:45 PM MDT; read September 20, 2026).
• Issuing office: NWS Goodland (read September 20, 2026).

To verify for your own county or ZIP code: visit weather.gov and enter your location, or go straight to the NWS Goodland page for the latest warnings.

This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

Status: ACTIVE — live snapshot as of 2:47 PM PDT (3:47 PM MDT), Sunday, September 20, 2026. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning with a considerable damage threat is in effect for east central Lincoln County, Colorado until 4:15 PM MDT. This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning — always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Lincoln County — issued by NWS Denver

The National Weather Service in Denver issued this warning at 3:41 PM MDT, and it is valid until 4:15 PM MDT.

• Area: East central Lincoln County in east central Colorado.
• Storm location: At 3:41 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Boyero, or 29 miles southeast of Limon, moving southeast at 30 mph.
• Hazard: Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
• Source: Radar indicated.
• Damage threat: Considerable (per NWS parameters).
• Impact: People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hail may accumulate on roadways causing hazardous travel.
• Locations impacted include: Boyero.

NWS instruction: “Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail and damaging winds.”

Alert source: NWS alert record. Issuing office: NWS Denver/Boulder.

Stay safe through the hail

Two-inch hail is the size of a hen’s egg — heavy enough to dent vehicles, break windows, and injure anyone caught outside. If you are in the warned area:

• Move inside a well-built structure now and stay away from windows.
• Bring pets indoors; move vehicles under cover if you can do so safely and quickly.
• After the storm, photograph any hail damage to your roof, siding, windows, or vehicles before cleanup — documentation matters for insurance.
• Watch for hail accumulation on roadways causing hazardous travel; drive with caution or wait it out.
• Do not walk through storm debris without sturdy footwear — wind can scatter sharp material.

What this means for restoration teams

This is the signature hail event restoration contractors build their week around: two-inch hail with a considerable damage threat and an explicit NWS callout of roof, siding, and window damage. In east central Colorado, this is exactly the interior-and-exterior damage pattern restoration teams handle — dented and punctured shingles, compromised siding, broken windows letting wind-driven rain inside, and vehicles that homeowners will ask about.

The play:

• Stage tarping and board-up assets now — the highest-value first response after a hail signature like this is stopping secondary water intrusion before the next round.
• Pre-position inspection crews for Limon, Boyero, and the surrounding rural corridors — hail work is inspection-heavy and the first 24 hours set the claims.
• Keep an on-call rotation through the evening. Hail calls keep coming as homeowners get home and see the damage; windshield and skylight reports arrive first, roof reports follow.
• Capture on the first call: address, where the hail hit, any broken windows or skylights, and whether water is entering the structure.
• Field discipline: photo-document before mitigation, note hail size and direction of impact on every elevation, and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.
• Mold and water watch: where wind-driven rain got through broken openings, moisture can start working on drywall within a day — moisture-map every affected room.

FEMA & federal assistance

FEMA Helpline 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local, 7 days). DisasterAssistance.gov, the FEMA app, and fema.gov/drc for recovery centers. Basic eligibility: citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it’s safe.

Looking ahead

This warning expires at 4:15 PM MDT. Storms like this can regenerate or reform on the back side of the line, so watch the evening sky and keep weather.gov open through dinnertime. The NWS issues updates and new warnings as storms evolve — a fresh warning can extend coverage if the cell holds together or new cells fire.

Demand window note: hail-inspection and roof-tarp calls typically start within an hour or two of the storm passing and keep coming for days as people spot damage. Adjuster pipelines lag further — the first week after a considerable-threat hail event is the busiest intake window of the year for shops in the warned area.

Sources & how to verify

• NWS alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Lincoln County CO (issued 3:41 PM MDT, expires 4:15 PM MDT; read September 20, 2026).
• Issuing office: NWS Denver/Boulder (read September 20, 2026).

To verify for your own county or ZIP code: visit weather.gov and enter your location, or go straight to the NWS Denver/Boulder page for the latest warnings.

This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

The warning is live in southwestern Chase County

The National Weather Service in North Platte, Nebraska has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southwestern Chase County in southwestern Nebraska, effective from 2:19 PM MDT until 3:15 PM MDT on Sunday, September 20, 2026. Like its neighbor in Dundy County, this storm carries a CONSIDERABLE damage threat tag — golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts over the rural southwest corner of the county. Two destructive hailstorms running side by side along the Nebraska–Colorado border means one thing for local trades: a concentrated damage corridor that will generate roof, siding, window, and outbuilding work for weeks.

This is a live snapshot as of roughly 2:35 PM MDT. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

Southwestern Chase County — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

• Issuing office: National Weather Service North Platte, Nebraska (weather.gov/lbf)
• Issued: 2:19 PM MDT, Sunday, September 20, 2026
• Expires: 3:15 PM MDT, Sunday, September 20, 2026
• Storm location at 2:19 PM MDT: 8 miles south of Pleasant Valley, or 13 miles southeast of Holyoke, moving east at 35 mph

Hazard detail, verbatim from the alert:

• Hail: Golf ball size hail — 1.75 inches — radar indicated
• Wind: 60 mph wind gusts — radar indicated
• Damage threat tag: CONSIDERABLE

Expected impacts, verbatim from the alert: People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

The storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Chase County. With a 35 mph eastward motion, this storm is covering ground fast — rural residents have limited lead time between the warning and impact. Note this storm’s track sits just south of the companion destructive warning in northwestern Dundy County; the corridor between Holyoke, Colorado and the Nebraska line is taking the brunt of the afternoon.

Source: NWS alert via api.weather.gov; AWIPS identifier SVRLBF, VTEC /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0450.260920T2019Z-260920T2115Z/

Stay safe this afternoon

The NWS instruction for this warning: for your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Golf ball hail at 1.75 inches breaks windshields and skylights and can injure anyone caught outside. If you are driving on a county highway when the hail starts, pull completely off the road, angle your vehicle so the hail hits the reinforced windshield rather than side windows, and cover your head. Do not shelter under highway overpasses — it creates a traffic hazard and leaves you exposed. Farm buildings and grain bins are not safe shelter from a CONSIDERABLE-tagged storm; get to a well-built structure.

What this means for restoration teams

Golf ball hail with a CONSIDERABLE damage tag over farm country is a restoration and roofing demand event:

• Roof systems: 1.75-inch hail fractures shingle mats and voids manufacturer warranties even where damage looks cosmetic from the driveway. Inspect from the roof, not the curb — and document everything before repairs start.
• Siding and windows: called out explicitly in the alert. Vinyl siding, window screens, and skylights are the first casualties; every broken window is a water-intrusion path for the next rain.
• Vehicles and farm equipment: hail-dented pickups, tractors, and combines across southwestern Chase County — PDR and glass shops will feel this within days.
• Wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees: 60 mph gusts peel shingles, topple trees onto structures, and scatter debris that becomes secondary impact damage.
• Mold clock: rain driven through hail-broken windows and punctured roofing starts the 24–48 hour mold window. Same-day moisture mapping for any interior water.

The play: stage tarping and board-up capacity tonight — wind-lifted shingles plus forecast overnight weather can turn a day-one hail claim into a day-three water claim. Keep on-call crews rotating, capture address + water source + affected areas on every first call, photo-document pre-mitigation, and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.

FEMA & federal assistance

If the storm leaves your home uninhabitable or with damage beyond what insurance covers, federal help may be available once a disaster declaration follows: FEMA Helpline 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local time, 7 days a week). You can also apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or find recovery centers at fema.gov/drc. Basic eligibility: U.S. citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it is safe to do so.

Looking ahead

The warning runs until 3:15 PM MDT. The storm’s 35 mph eastward motion means Chase County’s warned area clears relatively quickly, but the same line is producing a companion destructive hailstorm in adjacent Dundy County — and additional severe cells may fire along the boundary this afternoon. Watch NWS North Platte and NWS Goodland for new warnings. The demand window: hail claims surface over the coming days as homeowners and roofers spot bruised shingles and dented gutters, and water-intrusion calls follow where hail broke the building envelope. Expect the busiest call days 2–5 after the storm as inspections land and adjusters schedule.

Sources & how to verify

• NWS North Platte office page: weather.gov/lbf
• NWS active alerts: api.weather.gov/alerts

To verify for your own county or ZIP: enter it at weather.gov or check your local NWS office page for the latest warnings.

This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.

The warning is live in northwestern Dundy County

The National Weather Service in Goodland, Kansas has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Dundy County in southwestern Nebraska, effective from 2:28 PM MDT until 3:15 PM MDT on Sunday, September 20, 2026. This is not a garden-variety severe thunderstorm: the storm carries a CONSIDERABLE damage threat tag, with golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. This is the kind of storm that leaves a trail of battered roofs, shattered windows, and broken trees across the Sandhills edge of southwestern Nebraska — exactly the hail-and-wind work restoration and roofing crews see in the days that follow.

This is a live snapshot as of roughly 2:35 PM MDT. Conditions change fast — always verify with the National Weather Service for your specific county or ZIP code.

Northwestern Dundy County — Severe Thunderstorm Warning

• Issuing office: National Weather Service Goodland, Kansas (weather.gov/gld)
• Issued: 2:28 PM MDT, Sunday, September 20, 2026
• Expires: 3:15 PM MDT, Sunday, September 20, 2026
• Storm location at 2:27 PM MDT: 9 miles south of Pleasant Valley, or 16 miles southeast of Holyoke, moving east at 30 mph

Hazard detail, verbatim from the alert:

• Hail: Golf ball size hail — 1.75 inches — radar indicated
• Wind: 70 mph wind gusts — observed
• Damage threat tag: CONSIDERABLE

Expected impacts, verbatim from the alert: People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

The storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Dundy County. Rural exposure does not mean low stakes here: farmsteads, outbuildings, grain bins, and pivot-irrigated ground take the hit first in storms like this, and isolated farm homes can be cut off from a fast damage survey after 70 mph gusts knock trees across roads.

Source: NWS alert via api.weather.gov; AWIPS identifier SVRGLD, VTEC /O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0333.260920T2028Z-260920T2115Z/

Stay safe this afternoon

The NWS instruction for this warning is direct: for your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and 70 mph winds can shatter windows — stay away from them, and never shelter in a vehicle, a mobile home, or an outbuilding during a storm tagged CONSIDERABLE. If you are caught outdoors in farm country, get inside the sturdiest structure available; if none is reachable, protect your head and get as low as possible away from trees and power lines. Do not try to outrun a fast-moving hailstorm on a county road — golf ball hail destroys windshields in seconds.

What this means for restoration teams

A CONSIDERABLE-tagged hailstorm with observed 70 mph gusts is a high-probability generator of the jobs restoration and roofing contractors live on:

• Roof systems: golf ball hail bruises and fractures asphalt shingles, dents metal roofing, and cracks tile. Damage is often invisible from the ground — this is the classic adjuster-disputed claim, and contractors who photo-document first win it.
• Siding and windows: the alert explicitly calls out siding and window damage. Vinyl siding shatters under 1.75-inch hail; broken windows let rain in behind the building envelope.
• Vehicles: hail-dented vehicles across farmsteads and rural driveways — PDR (paintless dent repair) referrals and fleet work follow these storms.
• Trees and outbuildings: “considerable tree damage” plus likely wind damage to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Downed limbs on structures are immediate mitigation calls; roof tarping demand spikes tonight.
• Mold clock: any rain driven through broken windows or punctured roofing starts the 24–48 hour mold window. Saturated insulation and drywall from wind-driven rain need moisture mapping the same day.

The play: stage tarping and board-up crews now, keep an on-call rotation through tonight, and when the calls come, capture address, water source, and affected areas on the first call. Photo-document before any mitigation — hail claims live and die on pre-repair evidence. Moisture-map every room where rain entered, and keep the homeowner’s payment responsibility clear in writing before work starts.

FEMA & federal assistance

If the storm leaves your home uninhabitable or with damage beyond what insurance covers, federal help may be available once a disaster declaration follows: FEMA Helpline 1-800-621-3362 (7 a.m.–10 p.m. local time, 7 days a week). You can also apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or find recovery centers at fema.gov/drc. Basic eligibility: U.S. citizenship or qualified status, identity verification, proof of occupancy or ownership, and unmet needs not covered by insurance. Apply as soon as it is safe to do so.

Looking ahead

The warning runs until 3:15 PM MDT. With the storm moving east at 30 mph, additional severe thunderstorms may ride the same boundary through the afternoon — watch for new warnings from NWS Goodland and NWS North Platte (a separate destructive hail warning is already active in adjacent Chase County, Nebraska). After the storm passes, the demand window opens: hail damage claims typically surface over the next several days as homeowners spot dented gutters, bruised shingles, and cracked windows, and restoration call volume follows the roofers’ inspections. Contractors should expect a second wave of calls 48–72 hours out as adjusters start scheduling.

Sources & how to verify

• NWS Goodland office page: weather.gov/gld
• NWS active alerts: api.weather.gov/alerts

To verify for your own county or ZIP: enter it at weather.gov or check your local NWS office page for the latest warnings.

This post is for informational purposes and is not an official weather warning. Always follow instructions from local authorities and the National Weather Service.