![]() So, after the encouragement of the Coloradoan's editor, Eric Larsen, I called the weather service directly and spoke to Scott Entrekin, a meteorologist who was similarly perplexed by my phone's warning and said Fort Collins isn't included in an area expected to get severe storms Friday. After all, my phone told me there was going to be a tornado before I'd even had my morning coffee - and consistently keeps telling me and others I had ask their phones the same question the same story, sometimes with slightly different phrasing: "A tornado is expected today." Here's what a meteorologist had to say when I asked him if a tornado was likely to hit Fort Collins Friday Want Fort Collins news from a real person, not an AI chatbot? Support your local journalists today by subscribing at /newssale. Though Larimer County is listed as one of the included locations that outlook, Fort Collins isn't specified (and isn't in the northeast plains). Hail and wind would be the main concerns and an isolated tornado can't be ruled out." If you click on the hazardous weather outlook linked at the top of the NWS forecast, though, you'll find one paragraph that references a tornado: "Scattered, lower coverage thunderstorms possible this afternoon with a chance for a few strong to severe storms over the northeast plains. The National Weather Service's online forecast for Fort Collins called for a "mostly sunny" day with a chance of showers after 3 p.m. We'll start with my phone's weather app, which proudly declared an expectation it will be "mostly sunny," with some thunderstorms expected Friday afternoon.ĪccuWeather's online Fort Collins forecast offers a cheery graphic of a sun with some small clouds on it and declares it's expected to be "pleasant with clouds and sun." What weather forecasts say about the Fort Collins forecast for June 23 If you also relied on the convenience of technology to be your personal assistant and heard that jarring message, here's what I found out after I went into the rabbit hole of trying to determine if we were at risk of a tornado like the one that hit Highlands Ranch Thursday.
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