Damaging winds and hail so large it could cause injury to people and animals and damage buildings was expected with the storms.

This is why we never put our shovels away in Colorado,” one person wrote on X alongside a photo of a hail-filled patio. “You need them for the hail.”

After Denver's first triple-digit day of the year, more seasonal temps return Thursday. Look for a few storms with possible severe cells on the E. Plains Thursday afternoon.

A thunderstorm swept through the Denver metro area Thursday evening, bringing lightning, rain and hail as big as baseballs -- but meteorologists say it was unexpected. Here's how it happened.

A severe storm hit Aurora on Wednesday night, causing some problems for drivers. Several inches of hail piled up during the thunderstorm and some vehicles became stuck. Police and firefighters were called to help out. Tow truck drivers were called to help pull the vehicles out of the piles of hail.

Severe weather touched down on Sunday, with hail as large as eggs and even a tornado in some areas of Colorado.

DENVER (KDVR) — Heads up for hail in the Denver metro Sunday afternoon. Cloudy skies will dominate Sunday with temperatures below average in the upper 50s and low 60s.

Hail causes damage in parts of the Denver metro area 02:55. A line of thunderstorms rolled through the Denver metro area late Thursday night and brought damaging hail.