Colorado, 2000

Hail in Colorado, June 5, 2000

June 5, 2000 · NWS PUB · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

5 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
5

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 Pueblo radar (KPUX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:05 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pueblo

When
June 5, 4:04 PM MST to 4:09 PM MST
Where
Pueblo County, 2 mi W of Rye
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.917, -104.967

Hail, Pueblo

When
June 5, 4:08 PM MST to 4:13 PM MST
Where
Pueblo County, 1 mi SW of Rye
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.900, -104.950

Hail, Huerfano

When
June 5, 4:18 PM MST to 4:23 PM MST
Where
Huerfano County, 19 mi NW of Walsenburg
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.817, -105.033

Hail, Las Animas

When
June 5, 4:55 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where
Las Animas County, 19 mi SW of Kim
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.050, -103.600

Hail, Las Animas

When
June 5, 7:21 PM MST to 7:26 PM MST
Where
Las Animas County, 5 mi N of Kim
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.317, -103.350

What these are

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

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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: 5152518, 5152519, 5152520, 5152521, 5152522.