Severe thunderstorms forecast for eastern Colorado on Sunday are expected to bring golf-ball-sized hail, damaging winds and a chance of tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.
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Thunderstorms will douse Colorado’s Eastern Plains through and 8 p.m. Sunday, with hail up to 1 3/4 inches in diameter expected, according to the weather service. That’s roughly the size of a golf ball, according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory, which is part of the same federal agency as the weather service.
Wind gusts up to 60 mph and the “potential for an isolated short-lived tornado” are also expected in the northeastern state, forecasters said. The main hazard will be the hail.
“Damaging winds” are non-tornado winds that exceed 50 mph, according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory.
Closer to Denver, Coloradans can expect thunderstorms and “beneficial rainfall” from Sunday afternoon through Monday, according to the weather service.
Most of the Denver area can expect between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rainfall during that time, according to a precipitation forecast map from the weather service. Northern Colorado, including Boulder and Fort Collins, is expected to see 1 to 2 inches of rain.
The threat of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes will persist across the Eastern Plains through Monday, a hazardous weather outlook from the weather service stated.
“Damage to life and property is possible from severe storms,” forecasters wrote in the outlook.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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