Hail, Douglas
- When
- August 28, 12:38 PM MST
- Where
- Douglas County, Castle Rock
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.370, -104.870
Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 28, 1999
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 Denver radar (KFTG), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:36 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Elbert
- When
- August 28, 1:05 PM MST to 1:10 PM MST
- Where
- Elbert County, Kiowa to 17 mi N of Kiowa
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -104.700
Golfball size hail was reported 17 miles northeast of Kiowa, or about 7 miles northeast of Parker. Approximately 100 homes and 50 cars were damaged. In addition, minor flooding forced the temporary closure of Elbert County Road 194.
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- August 28, 4:50 PM MST
- Where
- Logan County, Sterling
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -103.200
Thunderstorm winds gusting to 82 mph (71 kts) downed large tree limbs in Sterling.
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
- Wildfire in California, August 28 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Nebraska, August 28 to 29, 1999
- Wildfire in California, August 28 to 31, 1999
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- Hail in Nebraska, August 28, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Texas, August 28, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 28, 1999
- Hail in Nebraska, August 28, 1999
- Wildfire in Texas, August 28 to 29, 1999
- Wildfire in California, August 28 to 31, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 28, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 28, 1999
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: 5718639, 5718637, 5718638.