Colorado weather: Rare overnight hail, severe afternoon thunderstorms

Hail up to the size of tennis balls attacked parts of Colorado in a rare overnight storm and a second wave of severe weather is expected to hit Tuesday afternoon according to the National Weather Arrangement Between a m and a m Tuesday hail ranging from the size of quarters to the size of tennis balls was published north and east of Denver according to the weather amenity The wave of severe weather that brought the hail was forecast to wind down at about a m Tuesday according to the weather utility Parts of Colorado north and east of Denver will remain under a thunderstorm watch until a m Tuesday A second round of storms is expected to form over the Front Range mountains at about noon and move east lasting through roughly p m weather system forecasters disclosed The afternoon storms are forecast to bring up to -inch hail roughly the size of a teacup mph wind gusts and heavy rain forecasters reported in a hazardous weather outlook Related Articles Colorado weather -degree days record-breaking heat arrives this week More than flights delayed at DIA amid thunderstorms FAA ground delays Colorado weather Landspout tornado spotted near DIA Small earthquake hits town north of Denver early Friday morning FAA issues ground delay at DIA for thunderstorms hundreds of flights affected The strongest chance for -inch hail will be in southeastern Colorado forecasters commented The largest hail forecast in northern Colorado is inches A meager tornadoes could also touch down on the Eastern Plains during the afternoon storm forecasters commented in the outlook Hail at least inch in diameter is considered severe and winds stronger than mph are damaging according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory which is part of the same federal agency as the weather arrangement Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter