Issue Date: Saturday, September 4th, 2021
\nIssue Time: 10:05 AM MDT<\/p>\n
The end of the work week began with early morning showers and storms lingering around the Northeast Plains and Palmer Ridge before lifting and dissipating with the general eastward movement. However, it was not long before more widespread<\/span> thunderstorm development across the state, including the necessary moisture and lift needed for some severe weather. Scattered<\/span> thunderstorms began firing up in the late morning and early afternoon in the Northern, Central, and Front Range Mountains, moving eastward onto the Urban Corridor and becoming more organized. As the afternoon progressed, storms formed in the Western Slopes and Grand Valley as well. There was less available moisture for heavy rainfall west of the divide<\/span>, but a different story to the east.<\/p>\n An early afternoon severe thunderstorm<\/span> made its way across the South Denver Metro Area, causing 0.50-1.00 hail reports across a large swatch of the southern suburbs: Lakewood, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, and near Chatfield Reservoir. High winds were also reported – up to 64 mph gusts at KAPA in Centennial. Hail wasn’t just large, there was enough to blanket the ground like snow Littleton!<\/p>\n This is what Littleton CO hail storm looked like at my place yesterday.#cowx<\/a> @9NEWSWeather<\/a> @KDVR<\/a> #cohail<\/a> #hail<\/a> #SaturdayMorning<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fAhvPKRitw<\/a><\/p>\n — Eric Graham (@egraham70) September 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n