Denver-area weather turned wild Tuesday night, with widespread lightning, rain downpours, local flooding and hail in some areas.
A flash-flood warning for Boulder County was posted by the National Weather Service through midnight, and a small-stream advisory was posted for southwestern Arapahoe County until 11:30 p.m.
Ankle-deep hail pounded the area of West 72nd Avenue and Pecos Street, creating a soggy, cold scene looking like mini-icebergs floating in pools of standing water.
Winds gusted up to 40 mph in some areas, according to the weather service.
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“The story of night was slow-moving, heavy rainfall producing thunderstorms,” said Natalie Gusack, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder. “There was a lot of lightning, a lot of small, pea-sized hail, along with some localized flooding in Boulder County and Federal Heights.”
The Denver weather forecast calls for isolated showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon as the high temperature in the city climbs to about 80 degrees, according to the weather service.
Thursday should be mostly sunny in Denver with a high of about 85 degrees.
The northeast plains of Colorado should see an increase in thunderstorm activity on Friday, with a chance for hail in some areas as well as locally heavy downpours of rain. Drier air expected to settle in over the remainder of the Labor Day weekend.
