Jul 29, 2024 - News
Colorado's severe weather threats, mapped
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Colorado's easternmost counties are in the bullseye for extreme weather, a new National Weather Service analysis finds.
State of play: Yuma, Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties each average 18 severe thunderstorm or tornado watches a year.
- The rates are among the highest in the nation and part of a central U.S. zone — spanning Nebraska south to Oklahoma — that sees the most extreme weather.
Context: Denver and Colorado Springs average six severe weather watches a year, the report found.
