Update 2 p.m.: A tornado watch is in effect for most Colorado counties south of Interstate 70 and east of the Interstate 25 corridor, according to the National Weather Service.
The severe weather watch lasts until 9 p.m. for Arapahoe, Douglas, El Paso, Pueblo, Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Lincoln, Otero, Prowers, Teller and Washington counties.
Original story: Another wave of severe thunderstorms could bring apple-sized hail, wind gusts up to 80 mph and tornadoes to parts of the Front Range and Eastern Plains, forecasters said Friday.
Communities east of the Interstate 25 corridor and south of Interstate 70 are most likely to see the biggest impact from storms starting at around 2 p.m. and lasting into the evening, according to the National Weather Service.
“… All modes of severe weather will be possible,” including flash flooding in urban areas and burn scars if stronger storms linger over those areas, officials with the NWS Pueblo office wrote in a hazardous weather outlook.
Storms will start to dissipate along the I-25 corridor after 7 p.m. and on the Eastern Plains around 12 a.m.
Northeast and north central Colorado may see winds up to 70 mph and egg-sized hail, NWS Boulder forecasters said.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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