Hail and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 24, 1999

Name: Hail and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 24, 1999
Start: 1999-07-24T10:45
End: 1999-07-24T16:00
Location: Colorado

July 24, 1999 · NWS PUB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 lightning, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 Pueblo radar (KPUX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:53 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Huerfano

When: July 24, 10:45 AM MST
Where: Huerfano County, 5 mi E of Cuchara
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.685, -104.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three people were injured by a lightning flash approximately 100 yards west of the summit of West Spanish Peak. A 44-year old male experienced a direct hit, while his 41-year old male companion felt the side flash and was thrown against some rocks, suffering a skull fracture. A 7-year old boy also experienced the side flash and was thrown down and suffered facial cuts.

Hail, El Paso

When: July 24, 3:55 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, 4 mi S of Rush
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.780, -104.080

What these are

Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Colorado in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Colorado, July 1999

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5716014, 5716015.