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Colorado weather: Friday's severe weather outlook and weekend forecast
Yesterday's severe weather was focused over eastern and southeastern Colorado. Some locally heavy rain was observed along the northern urban corridor, but no severe storm warnings were issued. While a landspout tornado was observed north of Watkins, all storm-based warnings issued Thursday were focused over the southeastern part of the state which had a very active evening. Below is a look at the warnings issued Thursday by the NWS: And the landspout tornado east of Denver: > Landspout loo
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Colorado weather: Today's severe weather forecast and a look ahead to July 4th forecast
An audible "oh, hail no!" from our readers this morning seeing there's a chance storms will again turn severe this afternoon. Thursday's storms once again delivered damaging hail to parts of the metro area and plains, and some storms that develop later today carry the same potential. Take a look at the hail that flattened my dad's garden in northwest Denver! He assures me in a few weeks no one will be able to tell, but hard to see – and so much lettuce lost! While Denver is not included in t
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Colorado Weather: Large hail event taking shape
Large hail and tornadoes are possible in parts of Colorado today, including the metro areas, and the chance continues into the evening and overnight. We have a dynamic setup with a cold front moving in late today, which will act to combine plenty of warmth and plenty of humidity. Here are the overall chances for storms and locations. Of that area, there are increased risks from damaging thunderstorms as shown here. EDIT (11:00 AM) the following image is new as the threat has increased from wha
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Boulder gets pounded with hail and flooding rain midday Monday
Flooding and accumulating hail hit Boulder, Colorado Monday, especially inconvenient for those trying to grab a bite for lunch. > This guy attempted to cycle through the flooded area… all while another car got stuck. Mind you, firefighters were on scene telling people to turn around. @KDVR @channel2kwgn @PinpointWX 🤷🏼‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/Vq
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Colorado & Denver weather: Daily thunderstorms bring hail threat
'Tis the season for daily thunderstorms, as Denver and Colorado sit in a wet pattern for the time being. These daily storms add to the threat of flooding and will also bring some hail (at this time, small hail without a significant threat for now) Let's start out setting the stage with an hourly forecast through Wednesday for Denver. For Monday, thunderstorms are expected to start out on the mountains then head onto the Front Range and plains through the evening. This animation will show you t
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Denver Weather: Risk of damaging thunderstorms today
For Denver and much of northeastern Colorado there is a heightened risk for damaging thunderstorms today, included will be threats from tornadoes, hail, and wind. Daniel Hall - Loveland hail Monday 5/9/2023Last night was active north and northeast of the city where there were multiple hail reports from overnight; egg and golf ball sized hail reported near Longmont and Erie. > Longmont 11pm @MattMakens pic.twitter.com/WEhFQqamEg [https://t.c
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Weekend Preview, Severe Weather Chance
As we head into the first weekend of June, we should be mindful of the severe weather chances that cover both days. As you've noticed, temperatures have warmed the past few days, and Denver has returned to the 70s which last this weekend. The warmth is despite a cold front, a weak one, to move through Saturday that will act as a focal point for some thunderstorms throughout the weekend. Saturday Cold front grazes the area and will trigger and steer a few thunderstorms from midday through the
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Friday's Severe Weather Outlook: May 16th, 2019
A storm system will strengthen while it moves through the region Friday. This system will spark several thunderstorms, and the environment will provide lots of energy for thunderstorms to be potentially damaging. The SPC outlook shows enhanced risk areas in Nebraska and Texas, and slight risk areas from the Dakotas and Iowa south into Texas. Here is a snapshot of the 3km NAM late Friday afternoon showing multiple discrete thunderstorms in an environment where damaging hail, wind, and tornadoe
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Tuesday PM Update: Springtime in the Rockies
From snow one weekend... to summer heat the next... to the severe weather we saw yesterday. It's been quite a stretch for weather across the Front Range and eastern Colorado. Things set up just as expected yesterday, unfortunately that equated to a damaging hail storm for much of the metro area – especially on Denver's west and north side. Hail the size of golf balls rained down under a large severe thunderstorm around 3pm on Monday. Hundreds of cars [http://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/09/denver
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First Severe Weather Outlook for Colorado Wednesday
The Storm Prediction Center continues to outline extreme northeastern Colorado for potential severe weather Wednesday. This threat is slight, but is the first of the season for the state. The most likely risk will be damaging hail, but there is potential for spot-fires from lightning and and damaging wind as well. The rest of north central Colorado could have thunderstorms, but the likelihood of anything damaging is far less likely. You can clearly see the comma shape to the slight risk area