Update 6: Shortly after 5:00 p.m., severe thunderstorm warnings were expiring. The most significant storms were rapidly moving into Nebraska and Kansas.

Update 5: At 5:00 p.m. multiple severe thunderstorm warning continued to be issued across far northeast Colorado as storms continued to track to the north. At least four tornado warnings were active in northwest Kansas. Tornado warnings were also being issued in western Oklahoma and north central Texas. The tornado watch area extends from central Texas to southwest Nebraska.

Update 4: Tornado warnings were in effect for radar-indicated rotation for locations in northwest and northeast Logan County, and expired around 4:45 p.m. Developing storms continue to track north to northeast.

Update 3: Tornado warnings were also in effect for portions of Morgan and Logan counties, which expired shortly before 4:00 p.m.

Update 2: Shortly after 3:00 p.m., authorities were reporting on social media damage to buildings from suspected tornadoes. As many as 10 homes were reported damaged in Elbert County by Elizabeth Fire. Nearly double that number were believe to be damaged to the north near Bennett in Arapahoe and Adams counties. Power was also out in parts of the area, with crews responding.

Update 1: Around 1:30 p.m., a tornado warning was issued in western Arapahoe county for a rapidly moving system that residents in the area said was “pouring rain” and producing large hail. By 2:00 p.m., the storm cell had moved northeast into Adams County, which also included a tornado warning. That storm cell, the most organized of the afternoon as of this writing, was generally moving north northeast into the watch area. Smaller cells around and north of Fort Collins were also showing on radar, but did not including warnings.

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The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, has issued a tornado watch for eight Colorado counties, as well as portions of Kansas and Nebraska, expected to continue to 8:00 p.m. MDT.

Colorado counties covered by the watch include Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, and Yuma, all in the northeast portion of the state.

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Earlier in the day, NWS forecasts noted the potential for severe weather in the area, including chances of hail greater than two inches in diameter as well as tornado potential.

In addition to Colorado’s eight counties, the tornado watch includes 12 counties in northeast Kansas, and 17 southwest Nebraska counties.