Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- July 17, 1:18 PM MST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Sedgewick
- Measured
- 0.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.876, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail destroyed crops in the vicinity of Sedgewick.
Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 17, 1995
7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 177 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:40 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Phillips
- When
- July 17, 2:26 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, Holyoke
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 40.594, -102.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado did no damage in open field.
Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- July 17, 2:35 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, Haxton
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.594, -102.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extensive crop damage sustained in the Haxton vicinity but no estimate provided.
Hail, Logan
- When
- July 17, 2:50 PM MST to 3:05 PM MST
- Where
- Logan County, Padroni
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.725, -103.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail accumulated to four inches deep in some spots.
Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips
- When
- July 17, 2:52 PM MST
- Where
- Phillips County, Haxton
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.594, -102.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Logan
- When
- July 17, 2:55 PM MST to 3:05 PM MST
- Where
- Logan County, Iliff
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.725, -103.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Crop damage sustained but no estimate provided.
Tornado, Logan
- When
- July 17, 3:39 PM MST
- Where
- Logan County, Peetz
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -103.050
Tornado travelled an estimated 1.5 miles across open country.
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- July 17, 3:40 PM MST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Golden
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.586, -105.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Yuma
- When
- July 17, 3:45 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, Wray
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.003, -102.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
1 inch diameter branches broken by wind 19 NNW of Wray.
Thunderstorm Wind, Larimer
- When
- July 17, 3:58 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, Bellview
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.666, -105.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Yuma
- When
- July 17, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, Laird
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.003, -102.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Weld
- When
- July 17, 4:25 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, Keenesburg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 17, 1995
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 17, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 17, 1995
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 17, 1995
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 17, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 17, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 17, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 17, 1995
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 17, 1995
More
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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: 10318230, 10318704, 10318705, 10318496, 10318706, 10318497, 10318498, 10318643, 10318352, 10318184, 10318353, 10318338.