Update 6:40 p.m.: Forecasters issued a on Wednesday night, with storms threatening up to 60 mph winds and quarter-sized hail.
A severe thunderstorm near Wheat Ridge is moving east toward Denver and is expected to cause hail damage to vehicles and wind damage to roofs, siding and trees, the National Weather Service said.
The warning covers parts of Arvada, Aurora, Castle Pines, Centennial, Commerce City, Denver, Denver International Airport, Englewood, Golden, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Lone Tree, Sheridan, Thornton, Westminster and Wheat Ridge.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Denver CO, Aurora CO and Lakewood CO until 7:15 PM MDT
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
Original story: Scattered thunderstorms may bring up to 2-inch hail and 75-mph winds to the Interstate 25 corridor and Eastern Plains on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
A severe thunderstorm watch is active for the Front Range and most of the plains until 11 p.m., with the chance of large hail, high winds and frequent lightning, forecasters said in an alert.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming until 11 PM MDT
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
The alert includes Adams, Arapahoe, Bent, Boulder, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Morgan, Otero, Pueblo, Teller, Washington and Weld counties.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms is expected to move across parts of Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln and Washington counties until 7:15 p.m. and will likely cause hail damage to vehicles and wind damage to roofs, siding and trees, forecasters said in a
Heavy rain will threaten flash flooding in southern Colorado, especially in wildfire burn scars, weather service forecasters wrote in a .
A will go into effect for the Aspen Acres burn scar in Pueblo County at noon, according to the weather service.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
