Hail, Washington
- When
- June 24, 6:00 AM MST to 6:05 AM MST
- Where
- Washington County, 8 mi S of Akron
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $1.2 million
- Coordinates
- 40.050, -103.200
Hail in Colorado, June 24, 1996
A nearly stationary thunderstorm spawned a hailstorm that lasted approximately 2 hours south-southwest of Akron. A farmer reported 1 inch diameter hail had fallen continously for nearly an hour at one point during the event.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $1.2 million
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
A nearly stationary thunderstorm spawned a hailstorm that lasted approximately 2 hours south-southwest of Akron. A farmer reported 1 inch diameter hail had fallen continously for nearly an hour at one point during the event. The area affected by the storm was approximately 36-sq miles in size. Two farmsteads were completely wiped out and others nearby sustained substancial damage. The hail and the flooding that followed resulted in an estimated $1.2 million in damage to crops and $30,000 to property.
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:57 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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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- Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 24, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, June 24, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 24, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 24, 1996
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 24, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 24, 1996
- Tornado in Maryland, June 24, 1996
- Tornado in Virginia, June 24, 1996
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: 5561225.