How Denver was warned of its most damaging hailstorm in history

Damaging thunderstorms with large hail were forecast 36 hours prior to the record breaking hailstorm on May 8, 2017.

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[matthewmaddox]

I remember this storm like yesterday... very terrifying day too. I was in school and it was loud. The damage was crazy.

[Fat_Casual]

I remember driving home from work during this in Lakewood. The noise was insane. The hail was eating through my back window and sky roof in my car and cracked my front wind shield. The roads had like 4 inches of golf ball sized hail covering them it almost looked like snow. By the time I got to parking and ran home, my arms, legs, head, and back had giant welts from getting pelted by the ice. It felt like a biblical plague

[tfconfirmedbuthv]

Man y’all using convective outlooks and actually explaining it properly! 9NEWS is the best!

[paull]

Once my town had a severe thunderstorm with 100 mph wind gusts. There was hail 1/4 inch in diameter. Today there were downpours that were coming and going. None of them had lightning. But almost every downpour had 1/4 inch hail pouring down along with the rain. Why do minor downpours and severe thunderstorms here in Connecticut produce hail of the same size?

[markharris]

We had a storm like that back in the mid to late 90s. Baseball size hail. It destroyed everything!! Everyone on my block lost their homes. All crops got destroyed, any animals that didn't find or have shelter were killed, pine trees got the sap beat out of them and they eventually died, cars damaged, and looked as if we got 5 inches of snow when it was over. Also had a tornado involved. It blew me and my mom into the ditch trying to get over to the neighbors house. We couldn't get out so we had a better chance staying in the car as all the windows busted out. Glass went everywhere! It was scary. We even had our little dog along. It was scared too

[zdog_games_]

Wow good thing that didn't happen where I live in Denver Colorado

[carolbenson]

We cant make strong durable undestructable roof shingles that can stand up to hail?

[stevenwinterhill]

If you're on the road when it hails, rush to the nearest tree, or gas station roof, or car wash stall, to avoid your car getting smashed up..

[calDeathPunch]

One thing nice about living in Florida is that we don't have hail storms. Hurricanes yes Hail no!

[Iuis_hD]

I remember this was pretty cool i was in school then BANG a piece of ice fell against the window and it was a whole panic all over

[AhmedAli-mxhk]

Yesterday in Assam, India, more than this size rail storm occured

[missbellakayeofficial]

Which type of severe weather do you guys think is worse hailstorm or tornadoes & hurricanes

[lillbrittz]

I was in that storm yikes thank god I missed getting hit with that

[themeans]

I was trapped in the storm and and was late for an appointment appointment which turned out to be A very unfair Situation and I need your guys's help you're recovering a case in Fort Collins about a police officer it's all tied together please contact me

[cody]

“Y’all in the mid west are crazy”-California
“Y’all in California are crazy” -Mid West

[hollymorelli]

Aww i remember being at work in denver west and seeing grown men cry from the window. My car was white so I couldn't see the damage until I got up close haha

[I.like.cheese]

don’t remember it but just got hail prob for 5 mins

[missbellakayeofficial]

I bet the inside of that car is very wet now, because they melted into puddles

[joeslinky]

I live in the Midwest and severe thunderstorm warnings aren’t shit lmao

[DLee-pmht]

Just wait for the 100 lb. Hailstones the Bible talks of.