Published: June 29,2016
Firefighters rescued four people who were trapped by high water at downtown Denver's Cherry Creek Trail, according to CBS Denver. They were unharmed by the floodwaters.
The intense rainfall also created some flooding along Interstate 25, according to Denver Police Department video. The standing water was as deep as a foot in some areas, the department said.
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Hail
falls at Coors Field on Tuesday, June 28,2016. A Major League Baseball
game between the Colorado Rockies and Toronto Blue Jays was delayed
because of the storm.(Bart Young/Getty Images)
There were also a few reports of weak tornadoes briefly touching down in eastern Colorado Monday evening, but no damage was reported.
Elsewhere in the Plains, windows at an Ogallala, Nebraska, tire shop were blown out and numerous power lines were downed in the area. Near Hyannis, Nebraska, a roof was damaged and hay bales were destroyed by strong winds, and in Foss Reservoir, Oklahoma, a marina and boats were damaged during the storms.
The storms delayed a Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and Toronto Blue Jays at Coors Field on Tuesday evening. A hailstorm covered the field with a deep accumulation of hailstones, and heavy rain flooded at least one dugout and parts of a tunnel.
The game was delayed for two hours and 40 minutes, according to the Denver Post. Below are some images and videos from the park that were posted to social media during the storms.
Best grounds crew in baseball.
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