Severe thunderstorms hit the Front Range on Tuesday afternoon, spitting out pea-sized hail in parts of Jefferson County and causing problems on area roads, including shutting down stretches of Interstate 25 south and north of Denver.
At about 6 p.m., southbound lanes of I-25 were closed between Frederick and Firestone by “flooding” and a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Lanes of the highway were also closed near County Line Road in Centennial at about the same time. The lanes reopened a short time after the storm moved through.
As hail moved through the western suburbs, toward the southeast, gardens were shredded and roads flooded by torrents of water that ran through the area. Roofs took a pelting, as did vehicles parked under the path of the late-afternoon storm.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Golden was among the areas hit. The Green Mountain area in Lakewood took a pounding.
Pea-sized hail was reported by residents in Golden, Arvada, Lakewood and Morrison.
Hail in Lakewood, off Kipling and Dartmouth
— Michael J. Brownell (@MJbrownell02)
Um. “Energetic” may be the proper term for this particular thunderstorm. Wow. The skies just opened up and dumped water.
— 🇺🇦⚔️🔰 💉Bill DeVoe💉 🔰⚔️ 🇺🇦 (@wdevoe)
I’m gonna need a bigger boat…
— 🇺🇦⚔️🔰 💉Bill DeVoe💉 🔰⚔️ 🇺🇦 (@wdevoe)
Ahhhhh… Colorado in the summertime!؈
— Laura Skirde (@LauraSkirde)
https://twitter.com/gordoneaton/status/1029523936801767424
Slow mo from Highlands Ranch @ChrisCBS4
— Wil Santiago (@SpaceWilS)
https://twitter.com/FPO/status/1029515378836176896
Not great hail in Golden
— Nick Penzenstadler (@npenzenstadler)
Residents are shoveling hail off their driveways in the Green Mountain neighborhood right now
— Jessica Lebel (@JessicaLebelWX)
Pea size hail in north Arvada. Kids clearly have my blood in them ha
— Cory Reppenhagen (@CReppWx)
Hailing here at headquarters in Brighton. @CBSDenver
— Adams Sheriff's Page (@AdamsCoSheriff)
The hail was so hard it echoed through our building here in Golden
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
The hail aftermath left quite a mess. Now itap time to check our cars. Be safe out there We’ll be here if you need us
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
Holy hail Batman! We just got patch-size hail here in so please drive safely because the storm is fierce and moving east #5280
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
https://twitter.com/iaminapeartree/status/1029514007198093312
Incoming!
— Wil Santiago (@SpaceWilS)
