Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Metro Denver

The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for some Colorado counties, including Denver, Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. A tornado watch will be in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday.

Winds of up to 60 mph could hit the Front Range and Eastern Plains, weather officials said.

"Have a way to receive warnings and be prepared to take shelter," the National Weather Service said in a tweet.

The following counties were listed in the tornado watch: Adams, Cheyenne, Douglas, Huerfano, Las Animas, Morgan, Pueblo, Weld, Arapahoe, Crowley, Elbert, Kiowa, Lincoln, Otero, Sedgewick, Yuma, Bent, Denver, El Paso, Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips and Washington.

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>> Read the full National Weather Service warning.