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Two tornadoes touch down in northeastern Colorado amid severe storms across the state [PAYWALL - ARTICLE IN COMMENTS]

www.denverpost.com Two tornadoes touch down in northeastern Colorado amid severe storms across the state

Denver-metro area is under a severe thunderstorm watch and a couple of tornadoes were spotted on the Eastern Plains.

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    5:22 p.m.: Severe thunderstorm warning for Brush until 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Golf-ball size hail is possible.

    5:01 p.m.: Denver International Airport is currently experiencing inbound flights delayed at their origin airport an average of 44 minutes because of potential weather threats, according to FlightAware.com.

    4:58 p.m.: A couple of tornadoes touched down on the Eastern Plains in sparsely populated areas, according to the National Weather Service. No immediate reports of injuries or property damage. One was near Akron and the other northwest of Sterling.

    4:58 p.m.: The Denver-metro area is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Large hail, strong winds and heavy rainfall is possible late in the day. There’s also a limited chance of flash flooding over burn scar areas including Cameron Peak.

    This is a developing story and will be updated.

  • They’re still getting pounded as of 6:30

  • Boulder getting quarter sized hail.

    Storm weakening near Sterling

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