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Big Thunderstorms Pepper Rocky Front, Eye Western High Plains
September 18, 2024
Updated By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Fred Allen
Dangerous weather will rumble from the Rocky Front Range to the western High Plains through tonight. Destructive winds and large hail will be the primary risks, although an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out either.
A large severe weather zone exists from Montana and western North Dakota all the way into the Texas panhandle. Cities such as Glasgow, Mont., Rapid City, S.D., McCook, Neb., and Colby, Garden City, and Liberal, Kan., will need to keep a watchful eye on the sky for threatening weather.
Clusters or lines of potent thunderstorms will spread across northern and eastern Montana tonight or early on Wednesday morning near and in advance of the storm’s warm front. These thunderstorms, unfortunately, may pack damaging wind gusts, hail larger than quarters, and an isolated tornado or two.
So far today, there have been more than 50 severe weather reports covering New Mexico to Utah and as far east as the western High Plains and as far north as Montana. A 72-mph gust was measured near Blende, Colo., with a 71-mph gust clocked near Yoder, Colo. Oxford, Colo., measured a gust of 63 mph earlier today, with a 62-mph gust reported near Wellsville, Utah.
It is important to stay weather ready, so you don’t have to get ready. One of the ways to do this is by knowing alerts and their respective meanings. If a watch is issued, that means that severe weather is possible, and you need to remain vigilant for any changing weather. If a warning is issued, that means that severe weather is imminent, and you need to act fast to remain safe. Remember, “When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!”