Hail, Yuma
- When
- September 6, 2:45 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, 6 mi SW of Eckley
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.050, -102.570
Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 6, 1997
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Yuma
- When
- September 6, 3:50 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, Vernon
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -102.280
Spotter estimated 60 mph wind.
Hail, Yuma
- When
- September 6, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, 8 mi E of Vernon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -102.130
Hail accompanied by 40 to 50 mph wind.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Utah, September 6, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 6, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, September 6 to 7, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 6, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 6, 1997
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 6, 1997
- Hail in South Dakota, September 6, 1997
- Hail in Utah, September 6, 1997
- Cold in Alabama, September 6, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 6, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 6, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, September 6, 1997
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: 5617552, 5617551, 5617553.