Tennis ball-sized hail pounded the Fort Lyon area on Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
A severe thunderstorm warning is posted for the area in Bent County until 8 p.m. Thursday, according to the weather service. Other counties in the warning are Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Prowers.
The severe hail, 2 1/2 inches in diameter, hit about noon, said Stephen Rodriguez, a meteorologist and spokesman with the weather service in Pueblo.
“That size hail is definitely significant,” Rodriguez said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
