Afternoon thunderstorms may convey hail the dimensions of ping-pong balls and 70 mph winds to japanese Colorado on Tuesday, together with the Denver space, in keeping with the National Weather Service.
The climate service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of Colorado and Nebraska, which is able to stay in impact till 8 p.m. Tuesday. In Colorado, the watch covers Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Crowley, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Pueblo, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld and Yuma counties.
Isolated hail as much as the dimensions of ping-pong balls will probably be doable, forecasters stated. That’s roughly 1.5 inches in diameter, in keeping with the National Severe Storms Laboratory, which is a part of the identical federal company because the climate service. Hail an inch in diameter or bigger is taken into account extreme.
Winds exceeding 50 to 60 mph are additionally thought-about “damaging,” according to laboratory officials. Damage from extreme thunderstorm winds accounts for half of all extreme climate experiences within the decrease 48 states and is extra frequent than injury from tornadoes, officers stated.
This is a growing story and could also be up to date.
Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.
