BOULDER, Colo. — The Interstate 25 corridor and the eastern plains could see slight to enhanced risks of severe weather Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Boulder.
The NWS issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the Denver metro area, Fort Collins, Greeley, Fort Morgan and Sterling through 10 p.m.
Just before 4 p.m., a landspout was spotted in east Aurora. No damage was immediately reported.
The Adams County Sheriff's Office said about 4:45 p.m. there were reports of a landspout near Watkins and Bennett.
NWS said the severe storm threat on Thursday can include:
- Very large hail (golf ball to tennis ball in size)
- Damaging winds, up to 70 miles per hour
- Tornadoes
- Locally heavy rain and street flooding
The highest risk of severe hail will be from southeast Denver to Lincoln County, over the Palmer Divide between 3 and 8 p.m., according to NWS.
The eastern plains could see storms between 4 and 10 p.m.
Northeast Colorado could see a slight risk of severe storms, according to NWS.
A couple of tornadoes are possible Thursday with the main threat expected to develop from Douglas County and into Adams and Arapahoe counties late in the afternoon and early evening.
The threat could move into Lincoln County during the evening, according to NWS.
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