Severe Storms Threaten Eastern Colorado With Golf-Ball-Sized Hail And Possible Tornadoes

Severe thunderstorms forecast for eastern Colorado on Sunday are expected to bring golf-ball-sized hail, damaging winds, and a chance of tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.

“Plains and the Midwest bracing for more severe weather, possible tornadoes The severe weather is expected to extend into Monday and Tuesday”

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Thunderstorms will douse Colorado’s Eastern Plains through and 8 p.m. Sunday, with hail up to 1 3/4 inches in diameter expected, according to the weather service.

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Wind gusts up to 60 mph and the “potential for an isolated short-lived tornado” are also expected in the northeastern state, forecasters said.

The main hazard will be the hail, and “Damaging winds” are non-tornado winds that exceed 50 mph, according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory.

Closer to Denver, Coloradans can expect thunderstorms and “beneficial rainfall” from Sunday afternoon through Monday, with most of the Denver area expecting between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rainfall.

Across the Plains and Midwest, a volatile stretch of severe thunderstorms is expected through Tuesday, bringing the risk of intense tornadoes — EF3 or stronger — destructive hail, damaging winds and heavy rain.

The highest tornado threat is described as running from about 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. CT across eastern Nebraska, southeast South Dakota and western Iowa, including Omaha, Lincoln and Sioux City.

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Meanwhile, a level 3 of 3, extremely critical fire threat exists in the Southern High Plains Sunday and Monday, with areas from southwestern Kansas to the Texas Panhandle and northeastern New Mexico under the highest threat.

The same system is described as bringing very dry and windy conditions, with sustained winds of 25 to 30 mph, gusts up to 50 mph and relative humidity under 10% combining with dry fuels.

In the forecast, the tornado threat is significant Sunday and Monday, while the storm threat shifts east on Tuesday.

In the United States, residents in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains are bracing for another day of severe weather threats, including possible tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail.

“This Friday, June 13, 2025, an 'explosive cocktail' will trigger the formation of violent thunderstorms in France, a situation conducive to tornado formation”

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The greatest risk areas, a level 3 out of 5 "enhanced risk," according to the National Weather Service, stretch from east-central Nebraska up to southwest Minnesota and include the cities of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Grand Island, Nebraska.

On Sunday, more than 30 million people from the central Plains to the Midwest are expected to be on alert for a potential outbreak of severe weather.

In Kansas, thunderstorms near Concordia on Saturday produced estimated wind gusts of 90 mph, knocking down trees and power lines, while Hill City Airport in northwest Kansas reported wind gusts up to 82 mph.

In Missouri, thunderstorms on Saturday night prompted a flash flood emergency in central Grundy County, including the city of Trenton, when six to eight inches of rain fell in a matter of hours.