AccuWeather's Tony Laubach recaps a busy day of storm chasing in Nebraska on July 15. More severe weather is expected to loom over the Colorado High Plains on July 16.
00:00Well, after a busy severe weather day yesterday in Nebraska, today I'll be tracking storms across eastern Colorado as that cold front responsible for those severe storms in Nebraska works its way south and stalls out across eastern Colorado. That will be the focus for today's severe weather threat. Yesterday in Nebraska, a very stormy day as we saw damaging winds plague much of the area, including here in Stapleton, Nebraska, just to the north of North Platte, where we measured a 64 mile per hour wind gust, that enough to take down numerous tree limbs in
00:29town. The heavy rain and hail that also fell in that area, put some water on the roads, but nothing significant in that area as those winds and storms continue to work their way east through the overnight hours. Today, we had some low clouds early, but the sun has been breaking through the afternoon. That is increasing the instability here across eastern Colorado, where I will be focused on today's severe weather threat. Large hail going to be an issue, I think, with the early storms. Can't rule out an isolated tornado. Those typically brief and weak in a setup like this.
00:59But it's going to be the damaging wind threat we'll also see concerns with today as storms form along the front range and work their way east across eastern Colorado. Portions of southeast Wyoming also in that threat area. Western Kansas could also get in on that action as well. Severe weather also going to be a factor elsewhere in the country, but my focus will be here on the high plains once again today.
01:19And we will continue to have you covered on that severe weather threat on the AccuWeather Network here today. Reporting from eastern Colorado for AccuWeather, I'm meteorologist Tony Laubach.
