Colorado, 1995

Hail in Colorado, August 18, 1995

August 18, 1995 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pueblo

When
August 18, 10:30 PM MST
Where
Pueblo County, Avondale
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

19,0300MST Slow moving thunderstorms with rain estimates of 4-5 inches and a lot of small hail resulted in extensive crop damage. Several roads were also washed out.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10318214.