YUMA COUNTY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

 This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.  .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...  No hazardous weather is expected at this time.  .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...  Severe storms are possible Monday afternoon and evening across the entire Tri-State area. Thunderstorms are expected to develop by around 3 PM MT in the vicinity of the Colorado and Kansas border and move into northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska through 6 PM MT, exiting the area to the north by 11 PM MT. A few supercells will be possible, especially between 3 PM and 8 PM, capable of producing hail golf ball size or larger, damaging wind gusts of 60 mph or higher, blowing dust and a tornado or two. Impacts include but are not limited to wind driven hail which can damage windows and roofs and quickly developing tornadoes which will shorten the time you have to seek shelter.  Severe storms are also possible Tuesday afternoon and evening. Scattered storms are expected by mid afternoon and continuing through early evening. The main hazard on Tuesday will be damaging wind gusts of up to 75 mph. Winds of this magnitude may produce blowing dust and dust storms which can lower visibility and cause hazardous driving conditions.  Critical fire weather conditions are possible Tuesday afternoon and early evening in northeast Colorado and adjacent counties of northwest Kansas. Low humidity, gusty southwest winds and dry fuels will combine to produce dangerous and unpredictable fire weather behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control.  .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...  Spotter activation is not expected today or tonight.  

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