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Colorado weather: New wave of severe storms to bring large hail, damaging winds

Greatest risk is to northeastern Colorado, along the Wyoming border, National Weather Service forecasters said

A truck plows through standing water along North Tower Road near 63rd Avenue after a large overnight hail storm in Denver on Friday, May 31, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
A truck plows through standing water along North Tower Road near 63rd Avenue after a large overnight hail storm in Denver on Friday, May 31, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Another round of severe storms is expected to hit Colorado on Wednesday, bringing large hail and damaging winds to the eastern state, according to the National Weather Service.

The greatest risk of severe weather will be in northeastern Colorado, along the Wyoming border, but severe storms will also be possible in the urban corridor, including Denver, .

Forecasters expect the strongest storms to bring baseball-sized hail roughly 2.75 inches in diameter, 70 mph winds and a chance of tornadoes, according to the weather service. Any across is considered “severe,” and are classified as “damaging,” according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory, which is part of the same federal agency as the weather service.

Severe weather will be possible between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 4 a.m. Thursday, forecasters said.

Thunderstorms are most likely in Denver between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m., according to . Thunderstorms will again be possible in the city between noon and 11 p.m. on Thursday.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

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