Hail, Prowers
- When
- July 3, 12:30 AM MST
- Where
- Prowers County, Holly
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.955, -102.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 3, 1995
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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), 166 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:28 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Baca
- When
- July 3, 1:15 PM MST
- Where
- Baca County, Walsh
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.319, -102.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso
- When
- July 3, 3:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- El Paso County, Colorado Springs
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning triggered a minor housefire in the attic. Thunderstorm winds snapped numerous tree limbs which damaged parked cars. In addition, larger branches blocked rush hour traffic along some roads.
Hail, Baca
- When
- July 3, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Baca County, Two Buttes
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.319, -102.560 (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.
- 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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 3, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 3, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 3, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 3, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 3, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 3, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 3, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 3, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 3, 1995
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, July 1995
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: 10318769, 10316734, 10318164, 10316735.