DENVER — A landspout tornado was spotted east of Platteville in Weld County Tuesday afternoon as storms hit the Front Range.
The tornado touched down around 5:35 p.m. between Platteville and Milton Reservoir.
A Tornado Warning was issued for a portion of Weld County due to the landspout. That warning was allowed to expire at 6:15 p.m.
Denver International Airport was on a ground stop due to the afternoon storms, meaning departures to the airport were being delayed. That ground stop ended at 6:30 p.m., but significant arrival delays were still being reported, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Landspout tornado in Weld County
The storm dropped a significant amount of hail in areas including Parker. The National Weather Service said spotters there reported 1-inch hail.
The storms also produced a funnel cloud spotted over Aurora.
Tuesday's storms continued a streak of 14 consecutive days with rain on the Front Range, and that rainy streak will likely last another 10 to 14 days.
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