A sudden thunderstorm pounded Commerce City and Brighton on Wednesday afternoon, leaving hail more than 6 inches deep in swaths extending out to Denver International Airport. Jeff Hudson was driving on East 104th Avenue about 2 p.m., after leaving early from his job at an auto-parts store in Arvada, when the first hailstone - "the size of an orange" - hit the hood of his beloved 2-year-old Mustang.