Tornadoes Reported in Colorado

Tornadoes were reported in Akron, Colo. as severe thunderstorms swept through the state, prompting a brief tornado warning for the Denver area on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.

Zach Hiris, a forecaster with the Weather Service at the Denver-Boulder office, said that tornadoes were reported over open fields and that there were no immediate reports of significant damage, injuries or deaths.

“We had the right ingredients for a severe storm,” Mr. Hiris said. “A lot of significant hail reports but thankfully not a lot of severe tornadoes even though we got a few sightings.”

As more moisture moved into the region on Wednesday and combined with low atmospheric pressure and the change of wind speed, it “checked all the boxes” for a severe thunderstorm, Mr. Hiris said.

Hail that was about four inches was spotted southwest of Akron and the Denver area reported golf ball sized hail. The Weather Service said a few windows on homes and cars were damaged but there was no significant damage reported.

The thunderstorm prompted tornado warning and watches throughout Colorado and portions of Kansas and Nebraska but the advisories expired. by 9 p.m. Mountain time.

Over the next three days, Mr. Hiris said the wet weather will continue throughout the Denver area and that the higher elevation areas in Colorado could get some snowfall.

“It’s a really active pattern here for May,” Mr. Hiris said.