Colorado weather: Severe thunderstorms, golf-ball-sized hail and damaging winds
Forecasters said hail sizes will range from 1 inch in diameter, the size of a quarter, to 1 3/4 inches in diameter, the size of a golf ball. Any hail 1 inch in diameter or larger is considered "severe."
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Damaging winds and up to golf-ball-sized hail will hit Colorado’s Eastern Plains during thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
Scattered thunderstorms will develop across eastern Colorado at about noon Wednesday, kicking off what NWS forecasters called “the start of spring severe weather season.” The strongest chance for severe weather will be between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., forecasters said.
There will be a low to medium risk of tornadoes on Wednesday, with the highest risk along the Colorado-Kansas border, according to NWS forecasters.
NWS forecasters said hail sizes will range from 1 inch in diameter, the size of a quarter, to 1 3/4 inches in diameter, the size of a golf ball. Any hail 1 inch in diameter or larger is considered “severe,” according to the weather service.
Winds up to 65 mph will blow across the Eastern Plains during the Wednesday afternoon storm, forecasters said. Non-tornado winds above 50 mph are classified as “damaging” by NWS meteorologists.
Rain showers and thunderstorms will be possible in the Denver area after 3 p.m. Wednesday, but the chance for hail and damaging winds will be lower than on the Eastern Plains, according to NWS forecasters.
Storms will be more likely in the city — and will continue across the Eastern Plains — on Thursday between 3 p.m. and midnight, forecasters said.
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