Hail, Teller
- When
- July 22, 2:12 PM MST to 2:17 PM MST
- Where
- Teller County, Cripple Creek
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.750, -105.183
Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 22, 2000
13 hail, 6 tornado, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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
13 hail, 6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Las Animas
- When
- July 22, 4:07 PM MST to 4:12 PM MST
- Where
- Las Animas County, 6 mi NW of Aguilar
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.467, -104.733
Hail, Huerfano
- When
- July 22, 4:45 PM MST to 4:50 PM MST
- Where
- Huerfano County, Gardner
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.783, -105.167
Hail, Huerfano
- When
- July 22, 5:10 PM MST to 5:15 PM MST
- Where
- Huerfano County, 11 mi W of Walsenburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.617, -104.983
Hail, Huerfano
- When
- July 22, 5:27 PM MST to 5:32 PM MST
- Where
- Huerfano County, 10 mi W of Walsenburg
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.617, -104.967
Hail, Las Animas
- When
- July 22, 5:40 PM MST to 5:45 PM MST
- Where
- Las Animas County, Hoehne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.283, -104.383
Tornado, Kiowa
- When
- July 22, 5:56 PM MST to 5:58 PM MST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 10 mi NNE of Eads
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 38.617, -102.700
A long lasting supercell moved south across Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, and Baca counties over a three and a half hour time frame. The main damage was caused by high winds and large hail. The majority of the damage was around the mesocyclone, which tracked across central Kiowa, eastern Bent, and western Baca counties. From time to time, the mesocyclone produced brief tornadoes. Tornado paths were not found during a damage survey, owing to the lack of trees, crops, fence line, and roads. Photographic evidence and eyewitness accounts of the tornadoes was helpful in estimating the path lengths and size of the tornadoes. The first reported tornado was short-lived and over open country of north-central Kiowa county and caused no known damage.
Tornado, Kiowa
- When
- July 22, 6:11 PM MST to 6:25 PM MST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 5 mi ENE of Eads
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.517, -102.683
The supercell cycled another tornado. The nearly continuous path was over open country. Because of the lack of trees, crops, fence line, and roads, the exact path of the tornado was difficult to determine, and no damage was discovered.
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- July 22, 6:15 PM MST to 6:20 PM MST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 5 mi N of Sheridan Lake
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.533, -102.283
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- July 22, 6:17 PM MST to 6:27 PM MST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 12 mi NE of Eads
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -102.617
Hail, Huerfano
- When
- July 22, 6:25 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Huerfano County, Cuchara
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.383, -105.100
Tornado, Prowers
- When
- July 22, 6:58 PM MST to 7:04 PM MST
- Where
- Prowers County, 6 mi N of Lamar
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.167, -102.617
What was likely a landspout tornado on the southeast side of the supercell traveled through open country. Because of the lack of trees, crops, fence line, and roads, the exact path of the tornado was difficult to determine, and no damage was discovered.
Tornado, Bent
- When
- July 22, 7:00 PM MST to 7:10 PM MST
- Where
- Bent County, 6 mi NE of Mc Clave
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.200, -102.767
The supercell cycled another weak tornado northeast of McClave over open country. Because of the lack of trees, crops, fence line, and roads, the exact path of the tornado was difficult to determine, and there was no damage discovered.
Hail, Bent
- When
- July 22, 7:05 PM MST to 7:10 PM MST
- Where
- Bent County, Mc Clave
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.133, -102.850
Tornado, Prowers
- When
- July 22, 7:34 PM MST to 7:39 PM MST
- Where
- Prowers County, 2 mi SSW of Lamar
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.050, -102.633
A short-lived landspout tornado moved through open country. Because of the lack of trees, crops, fence line, and roads, the exact path of the tornado was difficult to determine, and no damage was discovered.
Hail, Prowers
- When
- July 22, 7:42 PM MST to 7:47 PM MST
- Where
- Prowers County, 3 mi N of Lamar
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.133, -102.617
Tornado, Bent
- When
- July 22, 8:20 PM MST to 8:22 PM MST
- Where
- Bent County, 30 mi SE of Las Animas
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.767, -102.833
A short-lived tornado moved through open country causing no known damage.
Hail, Baca
- When
- July 22, 8:50 PM MST to 8:55 PM MST
- Where
- Baca County, 25 mi NW of Springfield
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -102.933
Hail, Baca
- When
- July 22, 9:04 PM MST to 9:09 PM MST
- Where
- Baca County, 23 mi WNW of Springfield
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.517, -103.000
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Nebraska, July 22, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 2000
- Wildfire in California, July 22 to 31, 2000
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 22, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 22, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 22, 2000
More
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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: 5163028, 5163029, 5163030, 5163031, 5163032, 5163033, 5163396, 5163097, 5163034, 5163036, 5163035, 5163098, 5163099, 5163100, 5163397, 5163101, 5163398, 5163102, 5163103.