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After a bit of a Spring lull, dangerous thunderstorms return to the high Plains this afternoon and evening. Large hail and damaging winds are possible.
Today’s rounds of storms will develop near the Foothills of the Rockies of central Colorado before spreading quickly into the high Plains of eastern Colorado, western Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas.
Specifically, areas from east of Denver to Garden City, Kan., Amarillo, Texas, and McCook, Neb., could all see wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail as large as baseballs later today. A couple tornadoes cannot be ruled out either.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches have been posted for parts of eastern New Mexico and the Panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma as well as eastern Colorado, far southwestern Nebraska and into central and western Kansas.
Another round of severe storms will be possible later Saturday afternoon and evening across the high Plains of southeastern Colorado, northeastern New Mexico, western Texas, and western Oklahoma. These storms will be capable of damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes.
Just yesterday, severe storms affected parts of the same area. A tornado was reported a few miles west to Goodland, Kan., and very large hail the size of hen eggs was reported in Wallace, Neb.
If you will be out and about later this afternoon and evening in the High Plains, be sure to keep an eye on the sky for rapidly changing weather.
Understand the difference between a watch and a warning. A watch means conditions are highly favorable for dangerous weather, and you should have a plan in place for acting. A warning means that dangerous weather has been observed, and you need to act quickly to protect life and property.
Remember, lightning is one of Mother Nature’s most deadly killers. If you are close enough to a storm to hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning, even if the sun is still shining.