A fast‑hitting severe thunderstorm warning barreled into the northern Denver suburbs Friday afternoon, putting Thornton, Arvada, and Westminster on alert as forecasters warned of hail and damaging winds.
Phones buzzed with alerts and local emergency notifications telling people to head indoors while radar tracked the storm’s intense core sliding across the metro.
According to the National Weather Service in Boulder, the warning specifically included those three cities and remained in effect until 2:45 p.m. MDT. Forecasters said the storm could kick out quarter‑size hail and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour…