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DENVER – At least one structure was damaged by one of the many tornadoes that were reported in the rural plains of East Colorado.
Julie Brooks, spokeswoman for the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, told KUSA-TV twister damaged a roof near Byers on Friday night. She said it's unclear whether another tornado that landed in a field near Deer Trail caused damage.
The NWS reported on its website that a tornado had landed 11 miles southeast of Leader in Arapahoe County. Another landed about 7 miles northeast of Ponderosa Park. A third tornado affected Elbert County, 2 miles northeast of Ponderosa Park.
Flash flood warnings were issued until 10:30 pm. NEW VIDEO – This was the view of High Plains Raceway on Friday afternoon at Deer Trail, CO, from 18:30 until 10:00. a tornado in the distance. There have been reports of at least 1 injury and damage caused by this storm. #cowx pic.twitter.com/nVBKoqyL2h
– Meredith Garofalo (@GarofaloWX) July 28, 2018
Earlier, Friday afternoon, the NWS had issued a Tornado watch for most of eastern Colorado until 9 pm The watch does not include Denver, but extends from the Denver County line to eastern Kansas and north through southern Wyoming. It includes Fort Collins as well as the entire northeastern part of the state.
"Severe thunderstorms are expected to follow south to southeast across eastern Colorado this afternoon and tonight. The hail the size of a baseball, gusts of wind at 80 km / h and heavy rain will be possible with severe thunderstorms, "warns the National Weather Service. "Isolated tornadoes will also be possible with storms over eastern Colorado."
The greatest threat of violent storms will be at the east of a line from Briggsdale to Fort Morgan to Limon. Further west, the storms will be weaker with wind gusts to 40 mph, small hail and heavy rains.
Heavy storms are likely to occur in the eastern plains this afternoon and tonight. Baseball size hail, wind gusts to 80 mph, and very heavy rain to accompany the strongest storms. Isolated tornadoes are also possible. #cowx pic.twitter.com/SZpObJ0LvB
– NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) July 27, 2018
In Denver, there is a 30 percent chance of # Rain showers and thunderstorms in the evening. The high temperature will be around 87 degrees.
It will be slightly cooler with a maximum of about 84 degrees on Saturday. There is a 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoons and evenings, says the meteorological service.
There is more chance for rain and thunderstorms on Sunday when the temperature will rise in the 70s.
The metropolitan area will begin to dry on Monday. There is only a 10% chance of rain before noon. It will then be mostly sunny with a high temperature of about 77 degrees.
Between Tuesday and Thursday, temperatures will rise slowly from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.
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