Colorado, 1998

Hail in Colorado, May 21, 1998

May 21, 1998 · NWS BOU · 18 events in 5 counties and zones

18 hail, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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 Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.

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Event by event

18 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Weld

When
May 21, 3:30 PM MST
Where
Weld County, 18 mi N of New Raymer
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.800, -103.780

Hail, Weld

When
May 21, 3:30 PM MST
Where
Weld County, 20 mi N of New Raymer
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.820, -103.780

Hail, Weld

When
May 21, 3:35 PM MST
Where
Weld County, 23 mi NNE of New Raymer
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.830, -103.620

Hail, Weld

When
May 21, 3:45 PM MST
Where
Weld County, 22 mi N of Stoneham
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.920, -103.650

Hail, Sedgwick

When
May 21, 4:30 PM MST
Where
Sedgwick County, 12 mi SE of Sedgwick
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.820, -102.350

Hail, Sedgwick

When
May 21, 4:36 PM MST
Where
Sedgwick County, 5 mi E of Julesburg
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.980, -102.170

Hail, Logan

When
May 21, 4:39 PM MST
Where
Logan County, 8 mi N of Sterling
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.750, -103.200

Hail, Logan

When
May 21, 4:42 PM MST
Where
Logan County, 22 mi W of Peetz
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.970, -103.520

Hail, Phillips

When
May 21, 4:45 PM MST
Where
Phillips County, 10 mi NW of Holyoke
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.680, -102.430

Hail, Phillips

When
May 21, 4:57 PM MST
Where
Phillips County, 11 mi N of Holyoke
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.750, -102.300

Hail, Sedgwick

When
May 21, 5:02 PM MST
Where
Sedgwick County, 16 mi S of Julesburg
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.750, -102.270

Hail, Logan

When
May 21, 5:05 PM MST
Where
Logan County, 5 mi SW of Peetz
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.920, -103.170

Hail, Sedgwick

When
May 21, 5:07 PM MST
Where
Sedgwick County, 16 mi W of Julesburg
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.980, -102.570

Hail, Phillips

When
May 21, 5:15 PM MST
Where
Phillips County, Amherst
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.680, -102.170

Hail, Logan

When
May 21, 6:25 PM MST
Where
Logan County, 9 mi SW of Fleming
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.580, -102.950

Hail, Weld

When
May 21, 6:59 PM MST
Where
Weld County, 4 mi S of Buckingham
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.570, -103.970

Hail, Weld

When
May 21, 7:07 PM MST
Where
Weld County, 5 mi SE of Buckingham
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.570, -103.900

Hail, Larimer

When
May 21, 9:53 PM MST
Where
Larimer County, 13 mi WNW of Ft Collins
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.650, -105.320

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5642890, 5642891, 5642892, 5642893, 5642894, 5642895, 5642896, 5642022, 5642023, 5642024, 5642025, 5642026, 5642027, 5642028, 5642897, 5642019, 5642020, 5642021.