DENVER, Colo. — May 18, 2025 — A volatile afternoon of severe weather unfolded across northeastern Colorado and the southern Nebraska Panhandle on Sunday, as the National Weather Service issued multiple tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm alerts in quick succession.

At 4:10 p.m., the National Weather Service in Denver issued a tornado warning for northwestern Logan County, Colorado, after radar indicated rotation within a severe thunderstorm located 8 miles northeast of Westplains. The storm, moving north at 25 miles per hour, posed a significant tornado threat to rural areas in the county.

Just one minute later, at 4:11 p.m., a second tornado warning was issued for northeastern Logan County. This storm, showing radar-indicated rotation, was located near Crook and also moving north at 25 miles per hour. The communities of Crook and Twin Buttes were directly in the path of this potentially tornadic storm.

Forecasters warned that flying debris could be dangerous to anyone caught without shelter and that mobile homes, roofs, windows, and trees could be severely damaged. Residents were advised to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building immediately.

Simultaneously, the National Weather Service in Cheyenne issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 4:14 p.m. for southeastern Cheyenne County, Nebraska. A dangerous storm moving north at 25 miles per hour was located near Twin Buttes, 13 miles south of Sidney. The storm was producing wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour and hail up to the size of ping pong balls.

Communities impacted include Sidney, Lodgepole, Colton, Sunol, and the Sidney Municipal Airport. The storm was expected to bring damage to roofs, siding, windows, trees, and mobile homes.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 8:00 p.m. MDT for northeastern Colorado and the Nebraska Panhandle.

Residents in the affected areas are urged to stay alert, monitor official warnings, and take shelter immediately as conditions can change rapidly.