DENVER -- The afternoons have not been kind to Colorado this month.

Severe storms roared across the Denver Metro Area and out onto the eastern plains again today. The pattern has been way too common during June and it may end up setting a new record for precipitation before the month is over.

Today's storms began firing around 2 p.m. along the Front Range foothills. An hour later, a tornado warning was issued for the eastern Metro Area. A weather spotter reported a tornado that touched down at 4 p.m. in a field 20 miles east of the Denver International Airport. No damage or injuries were reported. A viewer reported seeing two funnel clouds near the intersection of Parker and Mississippi in Aurora.

The storms also produced strong winds with gusts near 70 mph. As the storms moved out over the plains, the winds ripped several trees apart in Washington County. Emergency managers say the winds snapped branches off trees that were 10 inches in diameter.

Between 2 and 3 p.m., more than 5,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes were recorded along the Front Range.

Jeff Green, with Denver International Airport, said the rain was hitting hard and visibility was really low.

"There's a lot of rain and pretty high winds -- it almost seems like its been blowing sideways," Green said.

He said travelers going through DIA should expect some delays, but should call their airline.

"If this rain last 15 -20 minutes like this, we could looking at delays of an hour by the time we play catchup," Green said.

A tornado warning was also issued for Sedgwick County. There is a report that a tornado touched down at 2:35 p.m. but no caused no damage.

The Front Range and eastern plains will be much calmer for the rest of the night. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch and Tornado Watch that were in effect for eastern Colorado have been cancelled.

Showers and a few thunderstorms are still going over the central mountains, but only a few isolated showers will make it into the Metro Area tonight. The weekend will be partly cloudy with highs in the low to mid 80s and a slight chance for afternoon thunderstorms. The storms should be weaker in intensity especially for Saturday.

Today's storms followed another heavy downpour from Thursday.

Rain Totals From Thursday

Here is a look at some of the rainfall totals from Thursday's storms:

SE Denver -- 3.34 inches

Castle Rock -- 1.95 inches

Castle Pines -- 1.63 inches

Parker -- 1.57 inches

Conifer -- 1.36 inches

Elizabeth -- 1.28 inches

Evergreen -- 1.15 inches

Durango -- 1.09 inches

Buckely AFB -- 1.02 inches

The Denver International Airport recorded another 0.37 inches from Friday's storm and Denver's total for the month of June is now up to 4.86 inches. The recent rainfall makes it the second-wettest June on record. The June record was set back in 1882 with 4.96 inches. With thunderstorms still in the forecast this weekend, that record may only have a few days left.

Looking on the bright side, at least everything outside is green.

Now for the good news: It will be very warm and dry next week. On Monday and Tuesday, a ridge of high pressure will build back in and warm things up and block the flow of moisture, keeping the area sunny, warm and dry. Temperatures will return to near 90 degrees for the first of next week.

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