Colorado, 1999

Hail in Colorado, May 31, 1999

May 31, 1999 · NWS GLD · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

8 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
8

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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kit Carson

When
May 31, 3:26 PM MST
Where
Kit Carson County, 5 mi S of Seibert
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.230, -102.880

Hail, Kit Carson

When
May 31, 4:21 PM MST
Where
Kit Carson County, 10 mi S of Vona
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
39.150, -102.750

Hail, Yuma

When
May 31, 6:04 PM MST
Where
Yuma County, 5 mi NW of Yuma
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.170, -102.780

Hail, Kit Carson

When
May 31, 6:50 PM MST
Where
Kit Carson County, Flagler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.300, -103.070

Hail, Kit Carson

When
May 31, 6:53 PM MST
Where
Kit Carson County, 10 mi NNW of Flagler
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.430, -103.130

Hail, Kit Carson

When
May 31, 7:20 PM MST
Where
Kit Carson County, 5 mi S of Seibert
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.230, -102.880

Hail, Cheyenne

When
May 31, 7:45 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, 14 mi N of Kit Carson
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.970, -102.780

Hail, Cheyenne

When
May 31, 8:03 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, 9 mi NNE of Kit Carson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.880, -102.720

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5699335, 5699336, 5699337, 5699338, 5699339, 5699340, 5699341, 5699342.