Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms moved into East Central Colorado during the latter half of the afternoon.  During the late afternoon a few of the storms produced a widespread swath of wind damage with wind speeds estimated up to 90 MPH.  A wall of dust was reported along the leading edge of these intense winds.  Kit Carson County law enforcement closed westbound traffic from Cheyenne Wells west on Highway 40 for two hours due to debris in the roadway.  Highway 287 south of Kit Carson was also closed due to semis being blown over from the intense winds.  Two tornadoes were reported ahead of the widespread damaging winds.  One north of Seibert and one south of Kit Carson.  No damage was reported with these tornadoes since they were over open country.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 16:07:00 to 26-MAY-16 16:07:00 (MST-7)
Location: KIT CARSON
Magnitude: 78.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The intense thunderstorm winds blew the roof off the house.  Two people in the house were directly injured from the thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 16:20:00 to 26-MAY-16 18:17:00 (MST-7)
Location: CHEYENNE WELLS
Magnitude: 78.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Highway 40 was closed to westbound traffic due to debris in the roadway.

Tornado in KIT CARSON, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 16:23:00 to 26-MAY-16 16:29:00 (MST-7)
Location: SEIBERT
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A tornado was reported north of Seibert.  Based on radar imagery at the time of the report the tornado developed near the CR Z and Highway 59 intersection on the east side of the highway.  The tornado then moved north-northeast before ending northeast of the CR DD and CR 16 intersection.  No damage was reported with this tornado due to moving over open country.

Thunderstorm Wind in KIT CARSON, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 17:13:00 to 26-MAY-16 17:13:00 (MST-7)
Location: BURLINGTON
Magnitude: 64.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees, power lines and power poles down in and around the Burlington area as well as other locales around the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 16:12:00 to 26-MAY-16 16:15:00 (MST-7)
Location: KIT CARSON
Magnitude: 66.00 MG
Property damage: 80.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Two to possibly three roofs have collapsed in town and numerous trees have been blown down.  Several semis have also been blown over Highway 287 and there are power lines across the highway due to power poles being blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 16:09:00 to 26-MAY-16 16:09:00 (MST-7)
Location: KIT CARSON
Magnitude: 78.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trained spotter estimated 90 MPH wind gusts as the storms moved through.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 16:20:00 to 26-MAY-16 16:20:00 (MST-7)
Location: KIT CARSON
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 16:35:00 to 26-MAY-16 16:35:00 (MST-7)
Location: CHEYENNE WELLS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter estimated gusts of 60 MPH from the approaching storms.

Thunderstorm Wind in KIT CARSON, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 16:59:00 to 26-MAY-16 18:54:00 (MST-7)
Location: BURLINGTON
Magnitude: 64.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Wind gusts of 60-74 MPH were measured at the Burlington airport during this time.  The peak wind gust occurred at 5:14 PM MST.  The peak sustained wind was 61 MPH.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 16:14:00 to 26-MAY-16 16:14:00 (MST-7)
Location: WILD HORSE
Magnitude: 75.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Tornado in CHEYENNE, COLORADO
From 26-MAY-16 16:05:00 to 26-MAY-16 16:08:00 (MST-7)
Location: KIT CARSON
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Touched down roughly two miles east of Highway 287 just south of CR C.  The landspout moved little if any during its lifetime. No damage was reported as it remained in unpopulated areas of the county.