Hail up to the size of tennis balls attacked parts of Colorado in a rare overnight storm, and a second wave of severe weather is expected to hit Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
Between 2:20 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, hail ranging from the size of quarters to the size of tennis balls was reported north and east of Denver, according to the weather service.
The wave of severe weather that brought the hail was forecast to wind down at about 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to the weather service.
Parts of Colorado north and east of Denver will remain under a thunderstorm watch until 8 a.m. Tuesday.
A second round of storms is expected to form over the Front Range mountains at about noon and move east, lasting through roughly 6 p.m., weather service forecasters said.
The afternoon storms are forecast to bring up to 3-inch hail, roughly the size of a teacup; 80 mph wind gusts; and heavy rain, forecasters said in a hazardous weather outlook.
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A few tornadoes could also touch down on the Eastern Plains during the afternoon storm, forecasters said in the outlook.
Hail at least 1 inch in diameter is considered severe and winds stronger than 50 mph are damaging, according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory, which is part of the same federal agency as the weather service.
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