Colorado, 2000

Hail and Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 13, 2000

August 13, 2000 · NWS BOU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 hail, 1 lightning, 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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  • Wind
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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
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 Denver radar (KFTG), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:49 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Douglas

When
August 13, 4:50 PM MST
Where
Douglas County, Castle Rock
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.367, -104.867

Lightning, Jefferson

When
August 13, 7:00 PM MST
Where
Jefferson County, Golden
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.586, -105.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning sparked three small grassfires near Golden. The fires however, were quickly contained.

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.

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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: 5170226, 5170225.