Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- July 13, 12:30 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 7 mi N of Flagler
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -103.070
Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 13, 1998
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $9,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:29 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- July 13, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 3 mi NW of Flagler
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -103.100
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- July 13, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 16 mi NNE of Kit Carson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.980, -102.670
Also, nickel sized hail reported 14 NNE Kit Carson at 1500 MST.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- July 13, 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 6 mi NW of Cheyenne Wells
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A possible heat burst from high altitude blew a roof from a shed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- July 13, 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 6 mi E of Kit Carson
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A possible heat burst from high altitude blew a roof from a shed.
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 Montana, July 13, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 13, 1998
- Dust Storm in New Mexico, July 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 13, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 13, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 13, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 13, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 13, 1998
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, July 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: 5649985, 5649986, 5650270, 5650268, 5650269.