{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c3856cc4170411375cf33213c98962b6e385ccc3.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 3:05PM MDT until May 16 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c3856cc4170411375cf33213c98962b6e385ccc3.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Goodland KS"},"word_count":189,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 16 at 3:05PM MDT until May 16 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Cheyenne, CO; Kit Carson, CO; Yuma, CO; Cheyenne, KS; Decatur, KS; Gove, KS; Graham, KS; Logan, KS; Norton, KS; Rawlins, KS; Sheridan, KS; Sherman, KS; Thomas, KS; Wallace, KS; Dundy, NE; Hitchcock, NE; Red Willow, NE\n**Issued by:** NWS Goodland KS\n**Sent:** 2026-05-16T15:05:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-16T15:05:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-16T22:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH\n209 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE\nFOLLOWING AREAS\n\nIN COLORADO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES\n\nIN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO\n\nCHEYENNE              KIT CARSON\n\nIN NORTHEAST COLORADO\n\nYUMA\n\nIN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES\n\nIN NORTHWEST KANSAS\n\nCHEYENNE              DECATUR               GRAHAM\nNORTON                RAWLINS               SHERIDAN\nSHERMAN               THOMAS\n\nIN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS\n\nGOVE                  LOGAN                 WALLACE\n\nIN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES\n\nIN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA\n\nDUNDY                 HITCHCOCK             RED WILLOW\n\nTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARAPAHOE, ATWOOD, BENKELMAN,\nBIRD CITY, BURLINGTON, CHEYENNE WELLS, COLBY, CULBERTSON,\nGOODLAND, GRAINFIELD, GRINNELL, HILL CITY, HOXIE, MCCOOK, NORTON,\nOAKLEY, OBERLIN, PALISADE, QUINTER, SHARON SPRINGS, ST. FRANCIS,\nSTRATTON NE, TRENTON, WRAY, AND YUMA."}