Severe thunderstorms forecast for eastern Colorado on Sunday are expected to bring golf-ball-sized hail, damaging winds and a chance of tornadoes, .
Thunderstorms will douse Colorado’s Eastern Plains through and 8 p.m. Sunday, with hail up to 1 3/4 inches in diameter expected, . That’s roughly the size of a golf ball, according to the , which is part of the same federal agency as the weather service.
Wind gusts up to 60 mph and the “potential for an isolated short-lived tornado” are also expected in the northeastern state, forecasters said. The main hazard will be the hail.
“Damaging winds” are non-tornado winds that exceed 50 mph, according to the .
Closer to Denver, Coloradans can expect thunderstorms and “beneficial rainfall” from Sunday afternoon through Monday, .
Most of the Denver area can expect between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rainfall during that time, according to a . Northern Colorado, including Boulder and Fort Collins, is expected to see 1 to 2 inches of rain.
The threat of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes will persist across the Eastern Plains through Monday, a from the weather service stated.
“Damage to life and property is possible from severe storms,” forecasters wrote in the outlook.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
