Sunday afternoon thunderstorms are forecast to convey damaging winds and extreme hail to Colorado, particularly alongside the Jap Plains, in accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service.
Storms will unfold throughout the metro space and Jap Plains by late afternoon and proceed into the night, climate service forecasters mentioned in a hazardous climate outlook.
The strongest storms on Colorado’s Jap Plains will convey 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail about an inch in diameter, in accordance with the outlook.
The Nationwide Extreme Storms Laboratory, which is a part of the identical federal company because the climate service, considers hail a minimum of 1 inch in diameter extreme and non-tornado winds exceeding 50 mph damaging.
In northern and central Colorado, wind speeds might be nearer to 40 mph and solely small hail is predicted, in accordance with the climate service’s Boulder workplace.
Forecasters mentioned the worst of Sunday’s storms will finish round midnight.
Extreme storms with damaging winds and huge hail may also be doable throughout the Jap Plains on Monday, in accordance with the outlook.
Afternoon storms throughout Colorado throughout the remainder of the week are forecast to convey small hail, gusty winds, heavy rain and lightning. No damaging winds or extreme hail is predicted.
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