SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Tornado Watch 251 in effect until 9:00 PM tonight.

The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch 251 in effect until 9:00 PM tonight for the following areas:

In Nebraska, this watch includes 4 counties:

In Western Nebraska:

Banner, Kimball, Scotts Bluff and Sioux.

In Wyoming, this watch includes 6 counties:

In East Central Wyoming:

Converse, Niobrara.

In Southeast Wyoming:

Albany, Goshen, Laramie and Platte.

This includes the cities of, Cheyenne, Douglas, Gering, Glenrock, Guernsey, Harrisburg, Harrison, Kimball, Laramie, Lusk, Scottsbluff, Torrington and Wheatland.