Hail, Yuma
- When
- August 9, 5:29 PM MST to 5:50 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, Yuma to 11 mi N of Yuma
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.230, -102.870
Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 9, 1998
5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 7
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), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:29 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- August 9, 5:52 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 6 mi S of Seibert
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.220, -102.880
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- August 9, 6:07 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -102.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- August 9, 6:30 PM MST to 6:50 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 5 mi N of Cheyenne Wells
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -102.350
Thunderstorm winds uprooted two 100 year old trees, and 80x14 Trailer flipped 5 miles north of Cheyenne Wells. 10 minutes later, winds associated with same Thunderstorm blew Motorhome over 10 miles north of Cheyenne Wells.
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- August 9, 6:43 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 7 mi S of Vona
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -102.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- August 9, 6:50 PM MST to 6:55 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 14 mi N of Arapahoe
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -102.170
Straight line winds reported by NWS Cooperative Observer.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- August 9, 8:15 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 3 mi SW of Cheyenne Wells
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.780, -102.380
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 9 to 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 9, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Michigan, August 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, August 9, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, August 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 9, 1998
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, August 1998
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: 5661275, 5661276, 5661277, 5661278, 5661279, 5661280, 5661281.