Flights at Denver International Airport were grounded for about 90 minutes on Saturday afternoon because of thunderstorms, causing hundreds of flight delays.
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued the ground stop at 3:13 p.m. and lifted it as of 4:50 p.m., according to agency alerts.
Thunderstorms could bring tennis-ball-sized hail, winds up to 70 mph and tornadoes to Colorado’s Eastern Plains through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Colorado weather: Severe thunderstorm watch active for Eastern Plains
Weather sensors logged 40 mph wind gusts at the airport on Saturday afternoon.
Airlines at DIA reported 276 delayed flights as of 4:55 p.m., including 96 delays on United Airlines, 73 on Southwest and 61 on SkyWest, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.
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