Denver, Eastern Plains face hail potential as rain, storms sweep in

5 p.m.: According to a special weather statement from the National Weather Service, a landspout is possible in parts of Arapahoe and Douglas counties, including Centennial, Parker and Castle Pines until 5:15 p.m. No hail is expected.

4:20 p.m.: According to a special weather statement from the National Weather Service, a landspout is possible in parts of Adams and Arapahoe counties including Aurora, Bennet, Centennial, Lone Tree, Strasburg and Watkins until 4:45 p.m. No hail is expected.

Metro Denver and Colorado’s Eastern Plains face the potential of “very large, damaging hail” as another round of storms looks likely to hit Thursday afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service says.

The NWS issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. for all counties in metro Denver, northern Colorado and northeastern communities including Fort Morgan and Sterling. And flights at Denver International Airport faced a ground delay as of 4 p.m., with the Federal Aviation Administration delaying some takeoffs and landings ahead of storms.

The weather service said Thursday’s storms also might bring damaging winds up to 80 mph, localized flooding and the threat of tornadoes. But the main threat was hail, which could reach golf ball to baseball size in some places.

In a mid-afternoon tweet, the weather service said areas east of Interstate 25 faced the greatest risk of severe weather. It forecasted storms along the I-25 corridor between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m., and on the Eastern Plains from 5 p.m. to midnight.

Just before 3 p.m., weather radar showed that some storms were already beginning to develop in the foothills, moving east onto the plains north of Boulder and in the south metro area.

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