Colorado, 2006

Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 21, 2006

June 21, 2006 · NWS PUB · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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
$7,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 21, 1:19 PM MST, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 1:19 PM MST, 38 minutes before
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The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:55 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Las Animas

When
June 21, 1:57 PM MST to 2:02 PM MST
Where
Las Animas County, 4 mi SW of Thatcher
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.917, -103.217

Thunderstorm Wind, Otero

When
June 21, 3:07 PM MST to 3:12 PM MST
Where
Otero County, La Junta
Measured
58 kt (67 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.083, -102.633

Hail, Otero

When
June 21, 3:22 PM MST to 3:27 PM MST
Where
Otero County, Cheraw
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.000, -103.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Otero

When
June 21, 3:34 PM MST
Where
Otero County, 2 mi N of La Junta
Measured
58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
37.967, -103.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Bent

When
June 21, 4:08 PM MST
Where
Bent County, 10 mi S of Las Animas
Measured
62 kt (71 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$7,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.400, -102.617

Damaging thunderstorm winds caused 10 power poles to go down, and knocked a semi-trailer on its side on Highway 101.

Hail, Prowers

When
June 21, 4:24 PM MST to 4:29 PM MST
Where
Prowers County, 1 mi W of Lamar
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.400, -102.617

Thunderstorm Wind, Baca

When
June 21, 4:34 PM MST
Where
Baca County, Springfield
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.100, -103.500

Hail, Baca

When
June 21, 4:40 PM MST to 4:45 PM MST
Where
Baca County, Springfield
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.383, -102.617

Hail, Baca

When
June 21, 5:00 PM MST to 5:05 PM MST
Where
Baca County, 1 mi S of Springfield
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.517, -104.083

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5518885, 5518886, 5518891, 5518334, 5518887, 5518888, 5518889, 5518890, 5518333.