DENVER, COLORADO — A dangerous combination of hot temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds has triggered a near-statewide Red Flag Warning across Colorado on Tuesday, even as communities are still assessing damage from Monday’s significant hailstorms that produced baseball-sized hail across portions of the state.
Red Flag Warnings Cover Most of Colorado Tuesday
The current weather highlights map updated Tuesday June 9 shows Red Flag Warning conditions in pink blanketing the vast majority of Colorado. The warning stretches from Grand Junction and Glenwood Springs in the west through the Denver metro and east toward Sterling, Greeley, Fort Morgan, Limon, and Burlington across the eastern plains.
Additional Fire Weather Watch shading in yellow covers Steamboat Springs, Montrose, Telluride, Cortez, Durango, and southern portions of the state including Alamosa and Trinidad. Wind Advisory conditions are also in effect for scattered areas across the western slope.
Monday Hailstorms Produced Baseball-Sized Stones
Monday’s severe thunderstorms delivered a significant hail event across Colorado, with storm reports and field measurements confirming large to very large hailstones. Photographic evidence shows multiple hailstones measured with digital calipers, with the largest stones reaching baseball size or larger. The jagged, irregular shapes of the stones indicate intense updraft activity within the supercell that produced them.
Vehicle and property damage from Monday’s hail event is expected to be significant across impacted communities.
Hot Breezy and Dangerous Fire Conditions Through Tuesday
The combination of heat, gusty winds, and critically low relative humidity driving Tuesday’s Red Flag Warnings creates dangerous fire weather conditions across nearly the entire state. Any fires that ignite under these conditions would have the potential to spread rapidly.
Residents across Colorado are urged to avoid any outdoor burning, be cautious with any spark-producing activities, and report any fire starts immediately to local authorities through Tuesday.
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