Colorado, 1999

Hail in Colorado, June 30, 1999

June 30, 1999 · NWS PUB · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

5 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
5

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), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:32 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, El Paso

When
June 30, 1:30 AM MST to 1:35 AM MST
Where
El Paso County, 4 mi S of Rush
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.780, -104.080

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 30, 6:20 AM MST to 6:25 AM MST
Where
Kiowa County, 1 mi N of Eads
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.500, -102.770

Hail, Prowers

When
June 30, 7:33 AM MST to 7:38 AM MST
Where
Prowers County, 10 mi NE of Lamar
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.180, -102.480

A hail fall northeast of Lamar lasted about 30 minutes and took out a 1 1/2 mile wide strip of wheat, corn, and alfalfa. No firm damage amount was available as of late August.

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 30, 8:09 PM MST to 8:14 PM MST
Where
Kiowa County, 4 mi W of Towner
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.470, -102.150

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 30, 8:14 PM MST to 8:20 PM MST
Where
Kiowa County, 4 mi S of Towner
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.420, -102.080

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: 5709862, 5709858, 5709859, 5709860, 5709861.