DENVER — Tuesday afternoon storms are expected to roll across the Front Range bringing pockets of isolated heavy rain with strong to severe storms possible on Colorado's plains.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Boulder issued a flash flood watch for areas surrounding Denver.
“Denver will see some scattered storms this afternoon and there is going to be a risk of severe weather on the eastern plains,” said Denver7 Meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo. "We’ll see more widely-scattered storms in the mountains by the afternoon and those storms will gradually push east. Some of these storms could produce some larger hail and damaging winds.”
The Denver7 news team is tracking the latest Colorado severe weather alerts and conditions across the metro.
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Today's Forecast
Flash flood watch issued for Front Range, strong storms possible in Denver
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Tuesday, August 13
8:37 p.m. | Power outages | Just over 1,100 CORE Electric Cooperative customers are without power as of 8:30 p.m., according to the company. In an update, CORE said crews are repairing several broken poles to restore power to Bennett, Deer Trail and surrounding areas.
7:37 p.m. | Tornado warning | A tornado warning has been issued for Yuma County and adjacent Cope, Colorado, until 8 p.m.
7:02 p.m. | Possible tornado near Elizabeth | An outbreak of severe weather Tuesday spawned a possible tornado that damaged an outbuilding near Elizabeth in Elbert County. No injuries were reported. More: https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/possible-tornado-damages-outbuilding-near-elizabeth
7:02 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm warning | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Sterling, Fleming and Iliff until 7:45 p.m.
6:42 p.m. | Power outages | More than 2,000 CORE Electric Cooperative customers in Arapahoe, Adams and Elbert counties are without power due to damage caused by severe weather, according to the company. CORE said crews are working to restore power. Click here for the outage map.
6:38 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm warning | Akron, Otis and Platner are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 7:15 p.m.
6:33 p.m. | Flash flood warning | A flash flood warning has been issued for Arapahoe, Elbert and Lincoln counties until 9:30 p.m.
Flash Flood Warning including Arapahoe County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO until 9:30 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/FrOuJJirvA
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 14, 2024
6:18 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm warning | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of northern Colorado — including Sterling, Fleming and Merino — until 7 p.m.
6:18 p.m. | Flash flood warning | NWS Boulder has issued a flash flood warning for parts of Jefferson County until 7:45 p.m.
Flash Flood Warning including Jefferson County, CO until 7:45 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/u2pvNjkwoe
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 14, 2024
6:09 p.m. | Tornado warning | A tornado warning has been issued for parts of Washington County until 6:30 p.m.
Tornado Warning including Washington County, CO until 6:30 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/f8GZ6rBzEl
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 14, 2024
5:42 p.m. | Forecast | Denver7 Meteorologist Danielle Grant has the latest forecast:
5:29 p.m. | DIA delays | Nearly 500 flights were reported delayed and 11 cancelled at DIA so far this afternoon, according to FlightAware.
5:25 p.m. | Possible ping pong ball size hail | A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 6:15 p.m. for NE Elbert, Eastern Arapahoe, Southwestern Washington and Northern Lincoln Counties for a storm around 15 miles northwest of Limon.
The NWS said wind gusts up to 60 mph were possible with the storm moving east at 25 mph.
5:17 p.m. | Flooding in Elbert County | County Road 21 at Pronghorn Avenue is closed in the Elizabeth area, according to the fire department.
Elizabeth Fire Protection District said on social media downed trees were reported along County Road 146 and Antler Grove.
4:52 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm watch | Northeastern Colorado is now under a severe thunderstorm watch until 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Denver is not under the watch, but the following Colorado counties are:
- Adams
- Arapahoe
- Cheyenne
- Elbert
- Kit Carson
- Lincoln
- Logan
- Morgan
- Phillips
- Sedgwick
- Washington
- Weld
- Yuma
4:30 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm warning | Quarter size hail and 60 mph wind gusts are possible with a severe storm which could impact Deer Trail, Agate, Strasburg and Byers. The severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 5:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m. | Flash flood warning | North central Weld County is under a flash flood warning until 7 p.m. The NWS said doppler radar indicated heavy rain and flash flooding could impact creeks, streams and low-lying areas.
4:01 p.m. | Flood advisory | The NWS said small stream flooding was possible in southeastern Larimer County. Radar-indicated heavy rain could cause minor flooding. Fort Collins, Loveland and Windsor were in the advisory area.
4:00 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm warning | North Central Weld County is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 5 p.m. The storm, located 27 miles north of Greeley, was moving north at 15 mph and could drop up to quarter sized hail. Wind gusts up to 60 mph were also possible.
3:50 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm warning | Central Arapahoe County is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 4:30 p.m. for a cell located 7 miles south of Bennett. The NWS said wind gusts up to 60 mph and small hail were possible.
3:37 p.m. | Elbert county thunderstorm | Winds up to 50mph were possible in a strong storm near Ponderosa Park, which is around 26 miles southeast of Denver, according to the NWS.
3:30 p.m. | Possible brief landspout | A NWS storm spotter reported a brief landspout around 2 miles northwest of Broomfield "lasted less than a minute."
3:20 p.m. | Larimer County storm | A strong thunderstorm in the Loveland area could pick up winds around 55 mph. The storm was located 9 miles south of Fort Collins moving north, according to the NWS.
3:07 p.m. | Flash flood warning | The Stone Canyon burn scar in northeastern Boulder County is under a flash flood warning until 6 p.m.
2:00 p.m. | Flash flood watch | Portions of the Front Range are under a flash flood watch until 11 p.m. Tuesday. While the Denver metro is not included, the watch area stretches west of the metro across northern Colorado and just to the south.
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