SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
  
          NORTHEAST COLORADO
          NORTHWEST KANSAS
          WESTERN NEBRASKA
          SOUTHEAST WYOMING
  
EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL 1100 PM MDT.
  
HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
  
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
  
DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF NORTHEAST CO AND SOUTHEAST WY...AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODERATE INSTABILITY AND SUFFICIENT VERTICAL SHEAR WILL SUPPORT ORGANIZED AND OCCASIONAL SUPERCELL STORMS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.