Severe thunderstorm watch issued for 7 Colorado counties Friday

PROMO Graphic - Severe Thunderstorm WATCH - Chris Sorensen
Published Friday, July 9, 2021
by Chris Sorensen

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for seven northeast Colorado counties Friday afternoon.


Radar image updates every five minutes.

The watch is expected to be in effect until 9:00 p.m. Storms that do form could produce wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour and hail up to three inches in diameter.

The NWS says tornadoes are also possible.

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MAP Severe thunderstorm watch for portions of Colorado, Wyomeing, Kansas and Nebraska July 9, 2021 - NWS
Severe thunderstorm watch for portions of Colorado, Wyomeing, Kansas and Nebraska July 9, 2021 - NWS

Counties covered by the watch include

  • Logan
  • Morgan
  • Phillips
  • Sedgwick
  • Washington
  • Weld
  • Yuma

The watch also extends into portions of northwest Kansas, southeast Wyoming, and most of western Nebraska.

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