YUMA COUNTY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

 This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.  .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...  No hazardous weather is expected at this time.  .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...  There is low to medium confidence in a narrow corridor of impactful blowing dust developing late Monday afternoon for locations generally in the vicinity of a line from Trenton and McCook to Colby, Oakley and Leoti. A Red Flag Warning is in effect Monday for locations along the Colorado Kansas border. A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect for the rest of the area.  Locations generally along and east of Kansas Highway 25 have a conditional threat for severe thunderstorms Monday evening and night. The primary hazards with these storms will be significant hail along with the potential for winds in excess of 60 mph and a tornado or two.  On Tuesday, there is medium to high confidence in blowing dust developing across parts of far eastern Colorado in the mid morning hours, slowly expanding east and south into northwest Kansas and extreme southwest Nebraska through the remainder of the day. Significant reductions in visibility are possible for all but Norton and Graham counties, including localized brownout conditions. Additionally, confidence is medium to high for northwest winds to gust in the 45 to 65 mph range through the day.  .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...  Spotter activation will not be needed.  

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