Hail, Elbert
- When
- August 30, 2:38 PM MST
- Where
- Elbert County, 15 mi SSE of Agate
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -103.850
Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 30, 1998
1 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
- 2
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 Denver radar (KFTG), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:39 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Larimer
- When
- August 30, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, Loveland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -105.070
Strong thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to several homes under construction in the Emerald Glen subdivision in northwest Loveland. Two power lines were also downed, knocking out service to 900 residents for a short time.
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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- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, August 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 30, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Arizona, August 30, 1998
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: 5664560, 5664561.