Update 4:45 p.m.: Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Plains could see tornadoes, tennis ball-sized hail and high winds this afternoon and tonight, forecasters said in a weather alert.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a broad most of the state east of the Interstate 25 corridor until 9 p.m., including Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Denver, Elbert, El Paso, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Pueblo, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld and Yuma counties.
The severe weather watch lasts until 9 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming until 9 PM MDT
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
Original story: Parts of the Denver metro could see quarter-sized hail Friday afternoon after the National Weather Service in Boulder issued a severe thunderstorm warning.
Thornton, Arvada and Westminster are among the cities under the warning, which is in effect until 2:45 p.m., according to the
The storm could bring quarter-sized hail as well as wind up to 50 miles per hour, the agency said.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
