Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/20/2026 12:51

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 20 at 1:51PM MDT until June 20 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 20, 2026 - 12:51pm
Expires: 
June 20, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 357 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN COLORADO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO CHEYENNE KIT CARSON IN NORTHEAST COLORADO YUMA IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KANSAS CHEYENNE DECATUR GRAHAM NORTON RAWLINS SHERIDAN SHERMAN THOMAS IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS GOVE LOGAN WALLACE IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA DUNDY HITCHCOCK RED WILLOW THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARAPAHOE, ATWOOD, BENKELMAN, BIRD CITY, BURLINGTON, CHEYENNE WELLS, COLBY, CULBERTSON, GOODLAND, GRAINFIELD, GRINNELL, HILL CITY, HOXIE, MCCOOK, NORTON, OAKLEY, OBERLIN, PALISADE, QUINTER, SHARON SPRINGS, ST. FRANCIS, STRATTON NE, TRENTON, WRAY, AND YUMA.
Area Description: 
Cheyenne, CO; Kit Carson, CO; Yuma, CO; Cheyenne, KS; Decatur, KS; Gove, KS; Graham, KS; Logan, KS; Norton, KS; Rawlins, KS; Sheridan, KS; Sherman, KS; Thomas, KS; Wallace, KS; Dundy, NE; Hitchcock, NE; Red Willow, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS