Hail in Colorado, May 24, 2005

Name: Hail in Colorado, May 24, 2005
Start: 2005-05-24T16:33
End: 2005-05-24T17:28
Location: Colorado

May 24, 2005 · NWS GLD · 5 events in 2 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
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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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 24, 3:57 PM MST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 3:57 PM MST, 36 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
457 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2005

.UPDATE...ZONES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO ADD ADDITIONAL SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF OUR NORTHWEST KANSAS ZONES. LATEST
RADAR OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE TRENDS INDICATED CONTINUING
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND SPREADING
EASTWARD INTO WESTERN KANSAS INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MADE NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.KS...NONE.
.NE...NONE.
.CO...NONE.

&&

LAMMERS

Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 9:26 AM MST, 7 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1026 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2005

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-251200-
CHEYENNE KS-CHEYENNE COUNTY CO-DECATUR KS-DUNDY NE-GOVE KS-GRAHAM KS-
GREELEY KS-HITCHCOCK NE-KIT CARSON COUNTY CO-LOGAN KS-NORTON KS-
RAWLINS KS-RED WILLOW NE-SHERIDAN KS-SHERMAN KS-THOMAS KS-WALLACE KS-
WICHITA KS-YUMA COUNTY CO-
1026 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS...EXTREME
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A COLD FRONT...COMBINED WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
BEGIN TO SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.  A FEW STORMS HAVE
ALREADY FORMED AHEAD OF THIS DISTURBANCE ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO
LATE THIS MORNING AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR SOME DIME SIZE HAIL WITH THE
LATE MORNING STORMS...MORE WIDESPREAD STORMS SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP
AFTER 2 PM MDT (3 PM CDT). SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INITIALLY FORM
NORTH AND WEST OF A MCCOOK TO TRIBUNE LINE...THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND
EAST THROUGH THE EVENING.

LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE OR LARGER...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH AND A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
ANY STORM THAT FORM. THESE STORMS WILL BEGIN TO FORM INTO A LINE
AFTER SUNSET AND THE THREAT WILL TRANSITION TO LARGE HAIL AND
POSSIBLY WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF FLOODING
OVERNIGHT...PRIMARILY IN LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN MONDAY
NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ALTHOUGH COOLER AND DRYER AIR WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE TRI-STATE REGION. ALTHOUGH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN ACCOMPANY ANY
THUNDERSTORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED AFTER 2 PM MDT (3 PM CDT).

JRM

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 24, 1:43 PM MST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
243 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2005

NEZ079>081-250400-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
243 PM MDT (343 PM CDT) TUE MAY 24 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 324 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT (11
PM CDT)...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM MDT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH:

DUNDY...HITCHCOCK...RED WILLOW

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE
WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

FS

Local storm report, May 24, 3:33 PM MST, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
433 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0425 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 S YUMA                39.99N 102.72W
05/24/2005  50 MPH           YUMA               CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZED HAIL

&&

KGIEDD

Special weather statement, May 24, 3:33 PM MST, 1 hour before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
433 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2005

KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-250500-
CHEYENNE KS-DECATUR-GOVE-GRAHAM-GREELEY-LOGAN-NORTON-RAWLINS-
SHERIDAN-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-WICHITA-
433 PM MDT (533 PM CDT) TUE MAY 24 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 326 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT
(MIDNIGHT CDT)...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 11 PM MDT (MIDNIGHT CDT) FOR
NORTHWEST KANSAS. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE
WATCH:

CHEYENNE...DECATUR...GOVE...GRAHAM...GREELEY...LOGAN...
NORTON...RAWLINS...SHERIDAN...SHERMAN...THOMAS...WALLACE AND
WICHITA.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE
WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAMMERS

Local storm report, May 24, 3:58 PM MST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
458 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0452 PM     TORNADO          9 SW IDALIA             39.61N 102.42W
05/24/2005                   YUMA               CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            BRIEF TOUCHDOWN

&&

KGIEDD

Local storm report, May 24, 4:28 PM MST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
528 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0452 PM     TORNADO          9 SW IDALIA             39.61N 102.42W
05/24/2005                   YUMA               CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            BRIEF TOUCHDOWN

0517 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 SW HAIGLER            39.93N 102.04W
05/24/2005  75 MPH           CHEYENNE           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KGIEDD

Local storm report, May 24, 4:33 PM MST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
533 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0533 PM     HAIL             BURLINGTON              39.31N 102.27W
05/24/2005  1.00 INCH        KIT CARSON         CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MBM

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:31 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kit Carson

When: May 24, 4:33 PM MST
Where: Kit Carson County, Burlington
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.300, -102.267

Hail, Cheyenne

When: May 24, 5:15 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells
Measured: 1.12 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.817, -102.350

Hail, Cheyenne

When: May 24, 5:18 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, 1 mi N of Cheyenne Wells
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.833, -102.350

Hail, Cheyenne

When: May 24, 5:21 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.817, -102.350

Hail, Cheyenne

When: May 24, 5:28 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.817, -102.350

What these are

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

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Colorado in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Colorado, May 2005

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: 5454272, 5454273, 5454274, 5454580, 5454581.