SEVERE WEATHER ALERT UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Watch 253 in effect until 2 AM Thursday.

The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 253 until 2 AM Thursday, which replaces a portion of Tornado Watch 251. The new watch is valid for the following areas:

In Nebraska, the new watch includes 4 counties:

In Western Nebraska:

Banner, Kimball, Scotts Bluff and Sioux.

In Wyoming, the new watch includes 5 counties:

In East Central Wyoming:

Converse, Niobrara.

In Southeast Wyoming:

Goshen, Laramie, Platte.

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