Denver area tornadoes reached eight touching down on the metro area on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The Denver Channel reports that the Denver area tornadoes went down just outside Denver International Airport, and the hail brought on by the storms caused minor damages to the city.

13 Frontier Airlines flights from Denver International Airport have reportedly been canceled since their aircraft were damaged by hail and strong winds. On Wednesday, all of the flights were grounded in the afternoon because of a tornado warning and severe thunderstorms. There were also delays of about an hour and a half after operations resumed.

At least one of the Denver area tornadoes reportedly touched down in the town of Watkins, southeast of the airport, though no injuries have been reported. According to ABC 7, the hail caused by the Denver area tornadoes reached the size of ping pong balls. They sent pedestrians running for cover in Colorado Springs, while cars slid on the hail on Interstate 70 in Aurora.

The hail even piled up several inches deep, dented cars and broke windows in some homes.

Because of the damage and hail brought on by the Denver area tornadoes, officials used snow plows to clear the hail from the main airport access road.

According to Daily Mail, at least four tornadoes have been spotted in the region, though no significant damage was reported.


A tornado watch was reportedly being held until 8 p.m. for Denver and 10 surrounding counties, as well as Goshen, Laramie and Platte counties in south eastern Wyoming.

The Denver area tornadoes dropped heavy rain and hail around the Denver area. They caused Tornado sirens ringing across Denver and the surrounding communities. According to Daily Mail, the storms were caused by south easterly winds through a pattern known locally as the Denver cyclone, which causes swirling winds of up to 60 mph.

Denver area tornadoes released heavy 'half-dollar' sized hail fell in the area and residents near to Aurora, Bennett, Manila Village, Watkins and Buckley Air Force Base were advised to take cover, according to the National Weather Service. Jim Kalina of the Weather Service in Boulder said, "Denver's kind of in the clear right now unless something else develops."