Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Kit Carson, CO
At 835 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stratton, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotter reported two inch hail 8 miles north of Stratton at 828 PM MDT. IMPACT...People and...
Official alert brief
At 835 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stratton, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotter reported two inch hail 8 miles north of Stratton at 828 PM MDT. IMPACT...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. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Stratton, Bethune, and Vona. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 407 and 438. Highway 385 between mile markers 170 and 188.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm will produce strong winds resulting in areas of near zero visibility in blowing dirt. Use extreme caution if you must travel and be alert for rapidly changing visibility. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.