Hail, El Paso
- When
- May 24, 1:41 PM MST to 1:46 PM MST
- Where
- El Paso County, 6 mi NNW of Colorado Spgs
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -104.870
Hail and Lightning Strikes in Colorado, May 24, 1999
2 lightning, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 4
- 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, El Paso
- When
- May 24, 2:06 PM MST
- Where
- El Paso County, 3 mi NNE of Colorado Spgs
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 14-year old girl sustained minor burns from a lightning flash, and was taken to the hospital and treated. Two other girls were nearby and were stunned by the lightning flash. The lightning in that area knocked out power to over 3,000 customers.
Lightning, El Paso
- When
- May 24, 2:20 PM MST
- Where
- El Paso County, 3 mi NNE of Colorado Spgs
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 40-year old man was injured by a lightning flash while loading tools into his truck. He had a sore arm and hip and was taken to the hospital for observation.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 24, 1999
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- Lightning Strike in Maryland, May 24, 1999
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 24, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 24, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 24, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 24, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 24, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, May 24, 1999
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, May 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5698877, 5698878, 5698879.