Colorado weather: Tornado watch issued for parts of Denver metro, Eastern Plains south of I-70

Update 4:25 p.m.: A thunderstorm in Pueblo County could bring baseball-sized hail to the area, according to a severe thunderstorm warning from the National Weather Service’s Pueblo office.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Pueblo CO, Pueblo West CO and Blende CO until 5:00 PM MDT. This destructive storm will contain baseball sized hail! pic.twitter.com/JqBwUd9oP2

— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) June 6, 2025

The warning, in effect until 5 p.m. for Pueblo, Pueblo West and Blende, describes the storm as a life-threatening situation and urges residents to seek shelter immediately.

The storm could also bring 70 mph winds and possibly a tornado.

Update 3:54 p.m.: A tornado warning was issued for Ellicott and Yoder in El Paso County after radar indicated a twister had formed, according to the National Weather Service’s Pueblo office.

The warning is in effect until 4:15 p.m.

Tornado Warning continues for Ellicott CO and Yoder CO until 4:15 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/rYmHb6IEM1

— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) June 6, 2025

The area also is under a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 4:15 p.m. The storm could bring winds of up to 60 mph and half-dollar-sized hail, the alert stated.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Security CO and Ellicott CO until 4:15 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/5vp5VqGQUd

— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) June 6, 2025

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.

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Colorado until 9 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/xjAAzpiCQf

— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) June 6, 2025

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.

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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.