18 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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18 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotters reported thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph (52 knots) in North Colorado Springs. Hail up to one half inch in diameter covered Interstate 25 in Monument (18 miles north northwest of Colorado Springs) at a depth of six inches.
Spotters reported thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph (52 knots) in North Colorado Springs. Hail up to one half inch in diameter covered Interstate 25 in Monument (18 miles north northwest of Colorado Springs) at a depth of six inches.
Severe thunderstorm winds rumbled across portions of the northern foothills and the northeast plains. The storms produced wind gusts averaging 65 mph and hail up to dime size. Wind gusts to 77 mph (67 knots) were reported in Brighton at 640 pm and Platteville at 725 pm. Numerous trees and power poles were downed by the winds. One power pole fell onto spectators at a high school graduation ceremony in Commerce City (7 miles northeast of Denver), injuring 6 people. In Greeley, the winds blew over 100 feet of wrought iron fence, which was anchored in concrete. Trees fell onto a home and a bank in Greeley. In Fort Lupton, trees fell onto two parked cars, knocking out the windshields. Lightning struck and injured a man in Loveland (12 miles south southeast of Fort Collins), while he was working on his car.
Severe thunderstorm winds rumbled across portions of the northern foothills and the northeast plains. The storms produced wind gusts averaging 65 mph and hail up to dime size. Wind gusts to 77 mph (67 knots) were reported in Brighton at 640 pm and Platteville at 725 pm. Numerous trees and power poles were downed by the winds. One power pole fell onto spectators at a high school graduation ceremony in Commerce City (7 miles northeast of Denver), injuring 6 people. In Greeley, the winds blew over 100 feet of wrought iron fence, which was anchored in concrete. Trees fell onto a home and a bank in Greeley. In Fort Lupton, trees fell onto two parked cars, knocking out the windshields. Lightning struck and injured a man in Loveland (12 miles south southeast of Fort Collins), while he was working on his car.
Severe thunderstorm winds rumbled across portions of the northern foothills and the northeast plains. The storms produced wind gusts averaging 65 mph and hail up to dime size. Wind gusts to 77 mph (67 knots) were reported in Brighton at 640 pm and Platteville at 725 pm. Numerous trees and power poles were downed by the winds. One power pole fell onto spectators at a high school graduation ceremony in Commerce City (7 miles northeast of Denver), injuring 6 people. In Greeley, the winds blew over 100 feet of wrought iron fence, which was anchored in concrete. Trees fell onto a home and a bank in Greeley. In Fort Lupton, trees fell onto two parked cars, knocking out the windshields. Lightning struck and injured a man in Loveland (12 miles south southeast of Fort Collins), while he was working on his car.
Severe thunderstorm winds rumbled across portions of the northern foothills and the northeast plains. The storms produced wind gusts averaging 65 mph and hail up to dime size. Wind gusts to 77 mph (67 knots) were reported in Brighton at 640 pm and Platteville at 725 pm. Numerous trees and power poles were downed by the winds. One power pole fell onto spectators at a high school graduation ceremony in Commerce City (7 miles northeast of Denver), injuring 6 people. In Greeley, the winds blew over 100 feet of wrought iron fence, which was anchored in concrete. Trees fell onto a home and a bank in Greeley. In Fort Lupton, trees fell onto two parked cars, knocking out the windshields. Lightning struck and injured a man in Loveland (12 miles south southeast of Fort Collins), while he was working on his car.
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