A tornado touched down on Colorado’s Eastern Plains on Friday night as severe thunderstorms threatened large hail and high winds across the region, National Weather Service forecasters said.

A new tornado watch has been issued for southwestern Kansas and western Oklahoma until 10 p.m. CDT. According to the Storm Prediction Center, a few tornadoes are possible and a couple could be intense (EF3 or stronger). Widespread large hail (up to 3 inches in diameter) and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph are all possible.

One Colorado couple was hit hard by the storms that struck on Sunday afternoon. Vickki Katchen and her family live in Adams County and are picking up the pieces. The home she built a life in with her partner

Two EF2 tornadoes hit opposite sides of Bennett while another EF2 tore up part of Elkhorn Ranch in Elbert County and an EF1 blew across Manila Village in Arapahoe County.

Pleasant weather on Thursday across southern Colorado as high pressure pivots overhead. It will be breezy this afternoon with isolated storm chances as moisture increases.

June 21, 2023, was a historic day in Colorado weather annals with hail pummeling Red Rocks concertgoers and an outburst of tornadoes.

Although Wyoming is more tornado-proof than tornado-prone, we still get twisters in Wyoming. Funnel clouds were spotted in Laramie County on Sunday

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Bobby Allen Stark has been sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for sex crimes involving a child. A 38-year-old man has been identified as the victim of a deadly shooting last week east of downtown Colorado Springs.