Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, 7 mi NW of Loveland
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.467, -105.167
Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, April 29, 2000
Several thunderstorms producing large hail and destructive thunderstorm winds rumbled across the northeast plains of Colorado. Large hail was reported near Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland, Greeley, Hugo and Boyero.
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.
- 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
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 29
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
Several thunderstorms producing large hail and destructive thunderstorm winds rumbled across the northeast plains of Colorado. Large hail was reported near Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland, Greeley, Hugo and Boyero. Several homes and vehicles sustained damage. Thunderstorms wind ranging from 80 mph to 94 mph (82 kts) caused substantial damage across portions of southern Weld and Morgan County. The winds uprooted trees and downed several utility poles; causing scattered power outages. In Morgan County, between Weldona and Orchard, severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn, blew over 4 vehicles and a vacant mobile home. Two dairies received significant structural damage. Five miles northeast of Orchard, near Jackson Reservir, a grain silo and barn were also destroyed.
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:12 UTC.
Event by event
20 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Boulder
- When
- April 29, 3:28 PM MST
- Where
- Boulder County, 2 mi E of Longmont
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.167, -105.067
Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, Ft Collins
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -105.083
Hail, Boulder
- When
- April 29, 3:32 PM MST
- Where
- Boulder County, Longmont
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.167, -105.100
Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 3:33 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, 7 mi ENE of Virginia Dale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.983, -105.233
Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, Ft Collins
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -105.083
Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, 5 mi NE of Ft Collins
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.633, -105.017
Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 3:40 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, 1 mi S of Ft Collins
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.567, -105.083
Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 3:40 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, Ft Collins
- Measured
- 2.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -105.083
Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 3:41 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, Ft Collins
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -105.083
Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 3:43 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, Ft Collins
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -105.083
Thunderstorm Wind, Weld
- When
- April 29, 3:44 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, 5 mi SW of Greeley
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.367, -104.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Weld
- When
- April 29, 3:46 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, Hudson
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.067, -104.633
Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 3:47 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, Ft Collins
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -105.083
Thunderstorm Wind, Weld
- When
- April 29, 3:56 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, 4 mi NW of Hudson
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -104.683
Thunderstorm Wind, Weld
- When
- April 29, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, 6 mi NW of Hudson
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.133, -104.717
Hail, Larimer
- When
- April 29, 4:05 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, 6 mi E of Ft Collins
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -104.967
Hail, Weld
- When
- April 29, 4:20 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, Greeley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.417, -104.683
Hail, Weld
- When
- April 29, 4:33 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, 4 mi NW of Greeley
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.450, -104.733
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- April 29, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, 5 mi NE of Orchard
- Measured
- 82 kt (94 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.383, -104.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- April 29, 4:49 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, Weldona
- Measured
- 82 kt (94 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.350, -103.967
Hail, Weld
- When
- April 29, 5:29 PM MST
- Where
- Weld County, Hereford
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.967, -104.300
Lightning, Boulder
- When
- April 29, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Boulder County, Boulder
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.093, -105.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning sparked a house fire in Boulder. The fire damaged a portion of the roof and a bedroom on the third floor.
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- April 29, 5:45 PM MST
- Where
- Logan County, 18 mi NW of Sterling
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.817, -103.450
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- April 29, 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 8 mi SSE of Hugo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.033, -103.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- April 29, 7:12 PM MST
- Where
- Logan County, Crook
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.850, -102.800
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- April 29, 7:14 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 8 mi W of Boyero
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.933, -103.417
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- April 29, 8:05 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Hugo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -103.467
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- April 29, 8:07 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 1 mi NW of Hugo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -103.483
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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: 5138014, 5139397, 5139398, 5139399, 5139400, 5139401, 5139402, 5139403, 5139404, 5139405, 5139406, 5139407, 5139408, 5139409, 5139410, 5139411, 5139412, 5139413, 5139414, 5139831, 5139415, 5139416, 5139833, 5139514, 5139832, 5139834, 5139515, 5139516, 5139830.