Replace 3:20 p.m.: Extreme thunderstorm alerts are lively close to Colorado Springs and throughout the Jap Plains, in response to the Nationwide Climate Service.
A extreme thunderstorm watch is in impact for El Paso, Elbert, Cheyenne, Equipment Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma counties till 9 p.m. for potential tornadoes, scattered apple-sized hail and wind gusts as much as 70 mph.
A extreme thunderstorm watch has been issued for components of Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska till 9 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/z3QSi9Io9x
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 9, 2025
The watch was upgraded to a severe thunderstorm warning for components of east central Elbert and north central Lincoln counties, together with Limon and Cedar Level, as a storm transferring east threatens ping-pong-sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts able to harming folks, animals, automobiles and buildings.
Authentic story: Climate throughout Colorado competed for many dramatic forecast on Saturday as pink flag situations challenged firefighters on the Western Slope, wildfire smoke blanketed components of the state and thunderstorms threatened massive hail and tornadoes on the Jap Plains.
Two rounds of showers and thunderstorms are set to comb throughout the jap half of the state Saturday and will convey “very massive hail, damaging winds and remoted tornadoes” east of Interstate 25 and north of U.S. 50, Nationwide Climate Service forecasters stated.
Wind gusts might attain 60 mph and 2-inch hail is feasible, in response to the company.
To the west, smoke from the Lee and Elk fires in Rio Blanco County is anticipated to achieve unhealthy ranges for delicate teams throughout the area on Saturday, in response to the Colorado Division of Public Well being and Setting.
An air quality alert is lively till Sunday morning for Rio Blanco, Eagle, Summit, Garfield, Pitkin, Gunnison, Gilpin, Clear Creek, San Miguel, Dolores, Montezuma and La Plata counties.
Individuals ought to think about staying indoors if the smoke is thick, particularly if they’ve coronary heart illness or a respiratory sickness, state officers stated. If visibility is lower than 5 miles, smoke has reached unhealthy ranges.
A red flag warning is lively for a lot of the Western Slope till 8 p.m., with low humidity and wind gusts as much as 35 mph enabling fires to catch and unfold shortly, forecasters stated in an alert.
The warning contains components of Rio Blanco, Moffat, Routt, Garfield, Eagle, Pitkin, Mesa, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, San Miguel, Dolores, La Plata and Montezuma counties.
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