DENVER — A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for northern Colorado including Fort Collins until 9 p.m. for the threat of large, damaging hail and high winds.
Larimer and Weld Counties in Colorado are in the watch area as well as portions of Wyoming and Nebraska.
The NWS said scattered hail up to 2 inches in size is possible with possible wind gusts approaching 70 mph. While low, the threat of a tornado is not out of the question, according to the NWS.
The severe weather threat in Denver is low.
“We have a chance for a few isolated showers and thunderstorms,” said Denver7 Meteorologist Stacey Donaldson, “We’ll see those scattered showers move through around 4 to 5 o’clock then push off to the east as we get into the later hours.”
The Denver7 news team is tracking the latest Colorado severe weather alerts and conditions across the metro.
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Friday, June 21
5:30 p.m. | Latest weather update | Denver7 meteorologist Danielle Grant has the latest on the weather as it moves through the state.
5:10 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm warning | The NWS issued a warning for northeastern Weld and northwestern Logan County for a storm 10 miles west of Westplains. Ping pong-sized hail is possible.
4:10 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm warning | Ping pong-sized hail and up 60 mph winds are possible for residents in north Weld County as a storm moves to the area. The warning is in effect until 5 p.m., according to the NWS.
3:28 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm warning | The NWS issued a severe thunderstorm warning for north central Weld County for a storm 6 miles west of Hereford. Half dollar size hail is possible. The warning is in effect until 4:15 p.m.
3:06 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm warning | North central Weld County is under a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 3:30 p.m.
The NWS said the storm, 12 miles northeast of Rockport, could drop hail up to nickel size with winds up to 60 mph.
2:41 p.m. | Storms developing | The NWS said scattered thunderstorms are rolling across the northern foothills and plains near Louisville. Denver7 weather radar also showed a line of storms stretching south of the metro along I-25 from Castle Pines to just east of Castle Rock.
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2:30 p.m. | Severe thunderstorm watch | Weld and Larimer Counties are under the severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. on Friday.
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