Forecasters warn Colorado to brace for more severe weather

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BY KRISTEN WYATT

DENVER (AP) -- Colorado is in for a few more days of violent storms and unstable weather, forecasters said Saturday. But the good news is that the storms are moving too quickly to cause widespread flooding.

The state was braced for at least two more nights of walloping rain, strong winds and isolated tornadoes.

A third night of severe storms ripped across Colorado late Friday, downing tree branches and leaving about 12,000 in the Denver metro area without power.

At least six tornadoes were spotted Friday afternoon and evening in southern and eastern Colorado, National Weather Service meteorologist Chad Gimmestad said. All were in rural areas and caused little damage and no injuries, he said.

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A woman surveys the damage around a home gutted by the previous night's tornado, southwest of the town of Berthoud, Colo., Friday, June 5, 2015. A storm and a tornado that touched down in northern Colorado on Thursday night damaged homes and brought flooding and marble-sized hail to some areas. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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[niyad]

1. hailed here thur and fri nights, just had another brief, intense downpour. waiting for more.

[fizzgig]

2. we've had hail a couple of times this week

and some intense thunderstorms. if we had rain today, it was before i got up, but nothing this afternoon and nothing expected tonight. tomorrow, however, will probably be a different story.

this has been an unusual spring.

[niyad]

3. yes, it certainly has. another intense, short storm yesterday, too. but, we have been lucky here.