Photos: Street Flooding, Damage After Powerful Storm In Metro Denver
Posted 5:30 p.m. | Updated 7:45 a.m.
Via The Associated Press: The National Weather Service is investigating whether a tornado or strong winds caused serious damage to a home in Aurora after a powerful storm moved through the Denver area at the height of rush hour Wednesday afternoon.
Aurora police posted photos showing some funnel clouds in the sky during the storm, which brought heavy rain and swirling wind that stripped leaves off trees.
The rain flooded intersections and left some without power. Employees still at work were urged to stay inside but others waded across flooded intersections downtown. About 30 flights had to be diverted from Denver International Airport.
Trees were also uprooted, with some still blocking roads Thursday morning.
There were no reports of serious injuries or deaths.
Here's how the storm played out on Twitter:
The hail is denuding trees in Denver. Denuding, I say! #9wx #cowx pic.twitter.com/RLKVRvDpAC
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) June 24, 2015
Bike home carefully this afternoon #cowx pic.twitter.com/Rb90FaJDwf
— Jim Bates (@jrbates) June 24, 2015
If you're riding home out in Aurora...please be careful. #cowx #BiketoWorkDay pic.twitter.com/ilmiJduBQg
— Denver Regional COG (@DRCOGorg) June 24, 2015
Heavy hail in #Denver. #cowx pic.twitter.com/urHPPHz4pV
— Mark Neitro (@CBS4Mark) June 24, 2015
Crazy hail too. #cowx #9wx pic.twitter.com/XSqcquH8nD
— Chris Vanderveen (@chrisvanderveen) June 24, 2015
Street flooding at 17th and Humboldt. #cowx pic.twitter.com/ksCIXa9F1x
— Alan Franklin (@alanfranklin) June 24, 2015
Flooding in uptown #Denver #cowx pic.twitter.com/rN8LgRYVKy
— Will Carter (@zippyFerguson) June 24, 2015
Street flooding in uptown, multiple cars stranded #cowx pic.twitter.com/ULj2MPd6l8
— Weather5280 (@weather5280) June 24, 2015
Denver flooding moving parked cars #Cowx pic.twitter.com/7bzj2dLaCT
— Michael Booth (@mboothdenver) June 24, 2015
MT @NWSBoulder: 5:24 PM Tornado Warnings cancelled for the Denver area. Storm continues to produce very heavy rain lightning! #cowx
— NWS Cheyenne (@NWSCheyenne) June 24, 2015
As of 5:27pm, Rainfall amounts in the last hour over Denver. Flash Flood Warning in effect! #cowx pic.twitter.com/ongWzLX3yE
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) June 24, 2015
Loan storm parked over city, Flash Flood Warning remains in effect. pic.twitter.com/8gzKb9yr28
— Weather5280 (@weather5280) June 24, 2015
Rain in less then an hour. @9NEWSWeather @weather5280 #cowx pic.twitter.com/gX4yzSmMGM
— Justin Thornton (@JustinThornton) June 24, 2015
#biketoworkday #cowx pic.twitter.com/ZgVGDckaq3
— Weather5280 (@weather5280) June 24, 2015
On this #BiketoWorkDay, Cherry Creek has devoured the paths. #9wx #cowx pic.twitter.com/IGY2qmPBdO
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) June 24, 2015
The tarp has been pulled off the field at Coors. #9NEWS #9sports pic.twitter.com/SgZpQpgm6g
— Reno Boyd (@Reno_Boyd) June 24, 2015
Flooding on Colfax! @denverpost pic.twitter.com/xh0e2hGbi7
— chase squires (@chasesquires) June 24, 2015
Incredible sky over #Denver photo from Greg Throw. #COWX #SevereWeather Live radar: http://t.co/n4hP20KK1s pic.twitter.com/We2NIGKlsc
— 7NEWS Denver Channel (@DenverChannel) June 24, 2015
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