Areas of Heavy Snow, Gusty Winds, and Critical Fire Weather in the West; Gusty Winds in the East

A storm system will continue to bring areas of heavy snow, gusty to high winds, and critical fire weather from the Sierras through the central and southern Plains through Friday. Gusty winds are expected today into Friday along the Appalachians through the Mid-Atlantic and into southern New England behind a strong cold front moving off the East Coast. Read More >

Locations around Golden, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, and northwest Denver received the brunt of the storm with very large hail with up to baseball sized hail reported. Cars were dented, windows were shattered, and considerable roof damage also occurred as the storm moved through.

Spotter reports from May 8, 2017...

Here's a look at hail swath output and size estimates from the NWS KFTG Front Range Radar across the Denver Metro area...

And across all of northeast Colorado....

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Areas of Heavy Snow, Gusty Winds, and Critical Fire Weather in the West; Gusty Winds in the East

Severe Weather Report for May 8, 2017