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Thunderstorms on Wednesday afternoon, causing hundreds of delays as high winds and hail hit parts of the Front Range.
Federal Aviation Administration officials ordered the ground stop at 3:41 p.m. and set it to expire at 5 p.m., according to an agency alert. There’s a “medium” chance it will be extended.
Arriving flights are also delayed by an average of 45 minutes by the storms, FAA officials said.
Colorado weather: Forecasters warn of damaging hail in Douglas, Weld counties
Airlines at DIA reported 269 flight delays as of 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, including 88 on Southwest Airlines, 84 on United and 57 on SkyWest, according to the flight tracking website .
This is a developing story.
