Update 2:23 p.m.: According to the National Weather Service, strong winds of up to 55 mph will occur in the Denver metropolitan area over the next hour, potentially tearing down tree limbs and tossing unsecured outdoor items.
Meteorologists have issued a warning for a large section of the Interstate 25 corridor from Fort Collins to Castle Rock because of the storm. Anyone outdoors should seek shelter indoors.
14:05: According to the National Weather Service, gusty rain showers moving through Douglas, Park, Clear Creek and Jefferson counties this afternoon may bring winds of up to 55 mph and down tree limbs.
Anyone outdoors should consider seeking shelter indoors while the storm passes through, meteorologists said in a weather warning.
Another storm in the northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains east of Crestone produced more than 100 lightning strikes in five minutes, according to the NWS office in Pueblo.
Original story: According to the National Weather Service, damaging winds and a series of severe thunderstorms will sweep across Colorado on Tuesday.
Winds of up to 60 mph are expected in north-central Colorado and the metropolitan area during Tuesday’s storms. Gusts of 80 mph are possible over the Plains, with stronger thunderstorms, NWS meteorologists said in a hazardous weather forecast.
“Leave the water until early afternoon as thunderstorms with dangerous gusts of wind will develop,” Meteorologists said as a warning to boaters who plan to take advantage of the warm weather on Tuesday.
Temperatures of up to 30 degrees are expected in the Denver area before rain showers and thunderstorms move in shortly before 4 p.m., meteorologists said. The strongest storms are expected to hit the metropolis between 5 and 7 p.m.
According to NWS meteorologists, the storm will move eastward by the evening and reach the eastern plains between 5 and 9 p.m.
While the chance of a tornado is low, the eastern Plains could see light hail Tuesday afternoon, according to NWS meteorologists.
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