Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:13PM MDT until May 18 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2025 - 4:13pm
Expires:
May 18, 2025 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 513 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 6
miles southeast of Twin Buttes to 7 miles north of Venango, or along
a line from 19 miles southwest of Chappell to 14 miles south of Big
Springs, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Julesburg, Ovid, Sedgwick, Sixteen-Mile Corner and Marks Butte.
Instruction:
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing
widespread damaging winds and dangerous hail.
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek
shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a
well-built structure.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT Sunday for a
portion of northeast Colorado.
Area Description:
Sedgwick, CO
Forcast Office:
NWS Denver CO