2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Goodland radar (KGLD), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:30 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Torrential hail covered Highway 59, up to 10 inches deep in spots, for a quarter mile stretch near the Phillips/Yuma County Line. Snowplows had to be called out to clear the highway. Substantial crop damage was also reported in the area, although no estimate of the damage was available.
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Every storm in Colorado in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, May 1998
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: 5642506, 5642507.