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Thunderstorms Across the Central Plains and Mid South

Severe thunderstorms will be possible over parts of the Great Plains today through Wednesday which could bring large hail, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes. Slight Risks (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms has been outlooked. Read More >

 

Locations around Golden, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, and northwest Denver received the brunt of the storm with very large hail with up to baseball sized hail reported. Cars were dented, windows were shattered, and considerable roof damage also occurred as the storm moved through.  

 

Spotter reports from May 8, 2017...

 

Here's a look at hail swath output and size estimates from the NWS KFTG Front Range Radar across the Denver Metro area...

 

 

And across all of northeast Colorado....