![]() | MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1229 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1251 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 AREAS AFFECTED...Western Nebraska...northeast Colorado...and northwest Kansas CONCERNING...Severe potential...Watch likely VALID 211751Z - 211945Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...80 percent SUMMARY...Conditions are being monitored for thunderstorm initiation across the NE/CO/KS tri-state region, which may be within the next 1-2 hours. Watch issuance is likely at some point this afternoon. DISCUSSION...Latest GOES imagery and surface observations show the early stages of deepening cumulus in proximity to a diffuse surface low and along low-level trough axes/confluence ....... more |