DENVER — Colorado saw its first severe weather of 2024 Thursday.
Severe thunderstorms were forecast on the northeastern plains, including all the threats: large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.
A landspout tornado was spotted in Washington County south of Akron Thursday afternoon.
9NEWS meteorologist Cory Reppenhagen saw two other tornadoes in Yuma County.
The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch until 9 p.m. Thursday for parts of northeastern Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.
Severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings were issued for portions of northeastern Colorado Thursday afternoon.
The Denver metro area and the rest of the Front Range were not included in the risk outline, which means the thunderstorms in that area were less likely to be severe, with small hail and wind gusts weaker than 58 mph. Storms in this area were forecast to only be isolated in coverage.
Light snow is in the forecast for Colorado's higher elevations above 9,000 feet Thursday night into Friday morning.
The weekend ahead in Colorado will be cooler with scattered showers and storms. The next surge of moisture and cooler air will also bring light to moderate snow for the high country above 10,000 feet.
As always, stay tuned to 9NEWS for the latest weather forecast as we update the track of this spring storm system.
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