Numerous severe thunderstorms developed southwest of Denver and pushed north-northeast through the metro area. The storms produced extensive hail, ranging from quarter to tennis ball size.  As the storms move northeast onto the plains, the hail increase in size from baseball to softball size.  In addition, the storm produced several tornadoes as they move across Morgan and Washington counties.   Southeast of Brush, an EF1 tornado touched down and caused extensive damage to a residence.  Part of the roof was torn off the residence. The nearby barn had a portion of its roof ripped off the building. Some wood storage buildings were destroyed and trees on the property were uprooted. The two elderly residence in the home at the time were not injured.  Several other weaker tornadoes touched down in Washington County but no damage was observed.

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:02:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:02:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:04:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:04:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in DENVER, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:00:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:00:00 (MST-7)
Location: DENVER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ADAMS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 16:05:00 to 10-MAY-23 16:05:00 (MST-7)
Location: STRASBURG
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in MORGAN, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:20:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:20:00 (MST-7)
Location: HILLROSE
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Hail in PHILLIPS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 16:17:00 to 10-MAY-23 16:17:00 (MST-7)
Location: AMHERST
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in DOUGLAS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 14:55:00 to 10-MAY-23 14:55:00 (MST-7)
Location: FRANKTOWN
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 14:59:00 to 10-MAY-23 14:59:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 14:57:00 to 10-MAY-23 14:57:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ADAMS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:56:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:56:00 (MST-7)
Location: LEADER
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:50:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:50:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ELBERT, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:46:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:46:00 (MST-7)
Location: KIOWA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in DOUGLAS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:05:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:05:00 (MST-7)
Location: FRANKTOWN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ADAMS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:23:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:23:00 (MST-7)
Location: STRASBURG
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ELBERT, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:07:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:07:00 (MST-7)
Location: ELIZABETH
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:52:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:52:00 (MST-7)
Location: BYERS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in LOGAN, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:40:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:40:00 (MST-7)
Location: CROOK
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in MORGAN, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:21:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:21:00 (MST-7)
Location: SNYDER
Magnitude: 2.50 
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:30:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:08:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:08:00 (MST-7)
Location: (BKF)BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in DOUGLAS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 14:57:00 to 10-MAY-23 14:57:00 (MST-7)
Location: FRANKTOWN
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in MORGAN, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 16:51:00 to 10-MAY-23 16:51:00 (MST-7)
Location: GARY
Magnitude: 3.00 
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Hail in ADAMS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 16:38:00 to 10-MAY-23 16:38:00 (MST-7)
Location: SHAMROCK
Magnitude: 2.50 
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Hail in ADAMS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 16:35:00 to 10-MAY-23 16:35:00 (MST-7)
Location: SHAMROCK
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Hail in ELBERT, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:20:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:20:00 (MST-7)
Location: ELIZABETH
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:00:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:00:00 (MST-7)
Location: (APA)ENGLWOOD ARAPAH
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Public

Hail in DOUGLAS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 14:41:00 to 10-MAY-23 14:41:00 (MST-7)
Location: FRANKTOWN
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:39:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:39:00 (MST-7)
Location: BYERS
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Hail in ADAMS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 16:32:00 to 10-MAY-23 16:32:00 (MST-7)
Location: SHAMROCK
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:19:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:19:00 (MST-7)
Location: (AKO)AKRON WEATHER STATION
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:16:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:16:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:05:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:05:00 (MST-7)
Location: (BKF)BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:31:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:31:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Public

Tornado in WASHINGTON, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:38:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:39:00 (MST-7)
Location: AKRON
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A weak tornado touched down briefly in an open field.  No damage was observed.

Tornado in MORGAN, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 16:54:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:06:00 (MST-7)
Location: GARY
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 500.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down east of Woodrow and tracked north-northeast across Morgan County. The tornado struck a sturdy residence; it uplifted and removed the roof from the home which exposed portions of the second floor.  The tornado also damaged the roof of a nearby barn, destroyed to small storage sheds and uprooted some trees on the property.

Tornado in WASHINGTON, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:31:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:32:00 (MST-7)
Location: (AKO)AKRON WEATHER STATION
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A tornado touched down briefly in an open field.  No damage was observed.

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 14:56:00 to 10-MAY-23 14:56:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:39:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:39:00 (MST-7)
Location: DEER TRAIL
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Public

Hail in DOUGLAS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 14:50:00 to 10-MAY-23 14:50:00 (MST-7)
Location: FRANKTOWN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Tornado in WASHINGTON, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:20:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:24:00 (MST-7)
Location: MIDWAY
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A tornado touched down in open country.  No damage was reported.

Tornado in WASHINGTON, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 16:54:00 to 10-MAY-23 16:55:00 (MST-7)
Location: WOODROW
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A weak tornado touched down briefly in an open field.  No damage was observed.

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:13:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:13:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 14:59:00 to 10-MAY-23 14:59:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:16:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:16:00 (MST-7)
Location: (BKF)BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:17:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:17:00 (MST-7)
Location: AURORA CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in MORGAN, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:14:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:14:00 (MST-7)
Location: GARY
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in MORGAN, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:13:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:13:00 (MST-7)
Location: GARY
Magnitude: 4.00 
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in WASHINGTON, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:10:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:10:00 (MST-7)
Location: (AKO)AKRON WEATHER STATION
Magnitude: 3.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ADAMS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:47:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:47:00 (MST-7)
Location: STRASBURG
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in MORGAN, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 16:34:00 to 10-MAY-23 16:34:00 (MST-7)
Location: GARY
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in WELD, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 00:09:00 to 10-MAY-23 00:09:00 (MST-7)
Location: GREELEY ARPT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in DOUGLAS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 14:43:00 to 10-MAY-23 14:43:00 (MST-7)
Location: PARKER
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Public

Hail in WASHINGTON, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:25:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:25:00 (MST-7)
Location: MIDWAY
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ADAMS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:50:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:50:00 (MST-7)
Location: STRASBURG
Magnitude: 2.50 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail in PHILLIPS, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 16:30:00 to 10-MAY-23 16:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: AMHERST
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in ARAPAHOE, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 15:44:00 to 10-MAY-23 15:44:00 (MST-7)
Location: BYERS
Magnitude: 2.50 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Tornado in WASHINGTON, COLORADO
From 10-MAY-23 17:29:00 to 10-MAY-23 17:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: AKRON ARPT
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A tornado touched down briefly in an open field,.  No damage was observed.