Hail, Yuma
- When
- May 5, 4:18 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County, 6 mi SW of Joes
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.580, -102.770
Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, May 5, 1998
6 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:16 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Kit Carson
- When
- May 5, 4:35 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 15 mi N of Vona
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -102.750
Brief tornado observed by law enforcement.
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- May 5, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 8 mi NNE of Stratton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -102.550
Tornado, Kit Carson
- When
- May 5, 5:30 PM MST to 5:32 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 5 mi NW of Bethune
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -102.530
Tornadic debris cloud observed by spotters.
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- May 5, 5:50 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 8 mi NNE of Stratton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.400, -102.550
Hail 1/2 inch to golfball size; also 2.75 inches of rain in less than 60 minutes.
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- May 5, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, Bethune
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.230, -102.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Kit Carson
- When
- May 5, 6:20 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 6 mi SSW of Burlington
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 39.220, -102.320
Estimated 60 to 70 mph winds blew out windows.
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- May 5, 6:31 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 7 mi S of Burlington
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -102.270
Hail, Kit Carson
- When
- May 5, 6:40 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 5 mi S of Burlington
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.230, -102.270
NWS employee observed hail up to half dollar size along Highway 385 from 1S to 7S of Burlington.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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
- Tornadoes in California, May 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 5 to 6, 1998
- Flash Flood in California, May 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 5, 1998
- Flooding and Lightning Strike in California, May 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, May 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in California, May 5 to 6, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 5, 1998
- Hail in Florida, May 5, 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: 5637132, 5637133, 5637134, 5637135, 5637137, 5637136, 5637499, 5637138, 5637500.