730 WWUS83 KGLD 082058 SPSGLD SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 257 PM MDT TUE JUN 8 2004 COZ090>092-090200- CHEYENNE CO-KIT CARSON-YUMA- 257 PM MDT TUE JUN 8 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 410 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. YUMA...KIT CARSON...AND CHEYENNE. HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. $$ BURKE