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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0659 for Far Northeast Colorado, Western Nebraska
  • Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0659

Locations Affected

  • Far Northeast Colorado
  • Western Nebraska
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0659 map

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

    A few supercells will likely yield a risk for large hail through the early evening. As more storms develop this evening and outflow aggregates, the potential for severe gusts may increase before storms weaken by late evening.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

    SEL9
    
    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 659
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    500 PM MDT Sat Sep 5 2026
    
    The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
    
    * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
      Far Northeast Colorado
      Western Nebraska
    
    * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 500 PM until
      900 PM MDT.
    
    * Primary threats include...
      Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
        inches in diameter possible
      Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
    
    SUMMARY...A few supercells will likely yield a risk for large hail
    through the early evening.  As more storms develop this evening and
    outflow aggregates, the potential for severe gusts may increase
    before storms weaken by late evening.
    
    The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
    statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles east of Chadron
    NE to 50 miles south southeast of Sidney NE. For a complete
    depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
    (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
    
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
    
    REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
    favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
    Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
    weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
    warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
    tornadoes.
    
    &&
    
    OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 656...WW 657...WW 658...
    
    AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
    2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
    few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
    25010.
    
    ...Smith

    National Risk Overview

    Sunday, September 6
    TORNADO: low
    HAIL: 15%
    WIND: 15%
    Monday, September 7
    TORNADO: low
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 5%
    Tuesday, September 8
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Wednesday, September 9
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Thursday, September 10
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Friday, September 11
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
    Saturday, September 12
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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