{"id":2663,"date":"2010-04-22T15:29:55","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T21:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=2663"},"modified":"2010-04-22T20:53:46","modified_gmt":"2010-04-23T02:53:46","slug":"breaking-weather-situation-tornado-watches-and-warnings-posted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/severe-weather\/breaking-weather-situation-tornado-watches-and-warnings-posted\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking weather situation – Tornado watches and warnings posted"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Live<\/a>
Live Thornton, Colorado weather image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0Update, 5:15pm<\/strong> – The Tornado Watch for Adams County has been discontinued.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

We did see a number of tornadoes reported in Colorado so far today, mostly in the southeastern part of the start.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In northeastern Colorado, two tornadoes were reported. One was reported at 3:28pm 9 miles southwest of Deer Trail in Elbert County. The second at 3:38pm two miles north of Leader in Adams County.<\/p>\n

A very, very wet weather pattern will continue through Saturday and the chance for severe weather remains.\u00a0 Be sure to\u00a0stay tuned to ThorntonWeather.com!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Update, 4:30pm:<\/strong> The Tornado Watch for Denver,\u00a0Boulder, Broomfield and Jefferson Counties has been dropped. However, they remain in effect until 8:00pm for Adams, Arapahoe, Morgan, Washington, Weld, Elbert and Lincoln Counties.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two tornadoes have been reported so far. The first was at 3:28pm nine miles southwest of Deer Trail. The second was 10 minutes later at 3:38pm two miles west of Leader. No damage reports at this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Original story, 3:30pm: <\/strong>Yesterday brought our first Severe Thunderstorm Warning of the season and today the situation gets more serious with Tornado Watches and Warnings being posted.\u00a0 The severe weather threat looks to continue through the afternoon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

A Tornado Watch has been issued for much of the Front Range including all of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Morgan, and Weld Counties.\u00a0 This watch includes the entire Denver metro area including Thornton.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Remember that a Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms producing tornadoes in and close to the watch area.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue to develop across the Front Range this afternoon and evening.\u00a0 These are expected to include heavy rain, strong winds, hail and possibly hail.\u00a0 Residents need to take immediate precautions to protect themselves.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Remember, Thornton and Adams County do NOT have any type of weather warning system for residents – no sirens, text alerts, etc.\u00a0\u00a0You should have your own NOAA weather radio or stay tuned to local media (and ThorntonWeather.com of course) for all the latest when severe weather strikes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n