Another round of summer storms moved into Colorado on Friday afternoon, bringing the chance of scattered hail, strong wind gusts and frequent lightning.

A tornado watch is in effect for most Colorado counties south of Interstate 70 and east of the Interstate 25 corridor, according to the National Weather Service.

Severe weather swept through the Pikes Peak region Friday afternoon, bringing hail, heavy rain, and a Tornado Watch to El Paso County.

A tornado warning is in effect in Logan County. A funnel was spotted by a weather spotter 12 miles west of Sterling, according to the National Weather Service.

Colorado’s Eastern Plains can expect a few storms with hail over the next few hours. The National Weather Service Office in Boulder had issued severe thunderstorm watches and warnings for much of the state’s Eastern Plains. NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist Greg Heavener said that the storms will likely linger into Thursday evening.

Large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible in northeastern Colorado Friday afternoon through the evening hours as a severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for several counties.

"The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Southeastern Larimer County in north central Colorado, Until 4 p.m. MDT. At 3:11 p.m. MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cedar Cove, or 12 miles southwest of Fort Collins, moving east at 10 mph. "

A Tornado Watch is in effect for the southeastern plains until 8 p.m. Thursday. Severe storms are also possible along and east of I-25.

Severe thunderstorms are often expected over eastern Colorado in early June. The image below from the Colorado Climate Center shows a smoothed version of severe weather

A ground stop has been issued at Denver International Airport in Colorado due to a tornado warning. A landspout tornado was spotted in Adams County.

Colorado averages close to 50 tornadoes per year, with a peak in June. Unlike the vast majority of the U.S., a significant number of tornadoes are landspouts, which form differently to other tornadoes