Storms moved across Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Plains on Monday afternoon, dumping hail and rain on communities up and down the Interstate 25 corridor, with two tornadoes being spotted in the southeast part of the state.
Lightning strikes also dotted the landscape, with one bolt hitting a natural gas line — and sending a plume of fire into the air — in the 16900 block of East Hinsdale Avenue in Foxfield. The road was closed as a result, but no injuries were reported and no homes were threatened, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.
Heavy rain and hail were reported in Boulder County on Monday afternoon, and a hailstorm also swept through Pueblo to the south.
One tornado was spotted near Arlington, around 6 p.m., with Denver7 reporting about a tornado producing storm in area.
The national weather service reported a tornado near Eads at about 2:50 p.m. Both sightings were in Kiowa County. There were no reports of injuries.
This is tornado number 7 NE of Arlington CO.
— Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski)
The storm NE of Arlington CO produced multiple tornados at the same time. This tornado dropped behind me while I was filming two other tornados on the at the same time. I was spinning the camera around as fast as they were developing.
— Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski)
A very mean looking TORNADO producing storm over Arlington, CO right now!
— Mike Nelson (@MikeNelson247)
Accumulating hailstorm at NCAR Foothills Lab in Boulder!
— Jared Lee 🇺🇦 (@JaredALee)
Wild weather at 's Foothills Lab! A strong & slow-moving thunderstorm dropped over 1 inch of rain in <45 minutes & brought accumulating to portions of . scientists explored aftermath in the NCAR parking lot. (Photos by )
— Center for Climate & Weather Extremes (@C3WE_NCAR)
Castle Rock Meadows Blvd
— Crystal Brooks (@cloverluv)
Lightning struck a natural gas line in the 16900 blk of E. Hinsdale Ave in Foxfield. Flames aren’t spreading but they’re also not going to be extinguished by water. Firefighters are waiting for to shut it off. No injuries, no homes threatened, road is closed.
— South Metro Fire Rescue (@SouthMetroPIO)
Pretty impressive hail/rain accumulation outside the office at the Foothills labs
— Max Grover (@mgroverwx)
Unrelenting storm @nwspubelo. Hail up to one inch now at the office.
— Greg Heavener (@GregHeav5)
Flooding at Foothills Lab parking lot from the hailstorm half an hour ago!
— Jared Lee 🇺🇦 (@JaredALee)
A tornado warning was in effect over eastern Kiowa County until 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
At 3:41 p.m., a severe thunderstorm, capable of producing a tornado, was over Chivington, about 24 miles north of Lamar, moving east at about 10 mph, the weather service said. Golfball-sized hail is also possible with the storm.
The storm was moving over the Brandon area at about 4 p.m.
