Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 22, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 22, 2007
Start: 2007-06-22T13:51
End: 2007-06-22T17:28
Location: Colorado

June 22, 2007 · NWS PUB · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

On June 22nd, isolated severe thunderstorms occurred from the I-25 corridor to the far southeast plains, bringing marginally severe hail and wind gusts.

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: 6

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 happened

The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.

On June 22nd, isolated severe thunderstorms occurred from the I-25 corridor to the far southeast plains, bringing marginally severe hail and wind gusts.

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 22, 1:34 PM MST, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 1:34 PM MST, 17 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
234 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2007

.SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)

MAIN CONCERN IS THE SEVERE POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING...AND PCPN COVERAGE . SEVERE TSTM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
SERN PLAINS UPR RIDGE WL REMAIN OVR THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD.  THERE IS
PLENTY OF MSTR OVR THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIDELY SCT TO SCT
PCPN COVERAGE. LAPS DATA OVR THE FAR SERN PLAINS INDICATES CAPE
VALUES AROUND 2000 J/KG...BUT CURRENTLY THERE IS ALSO A FAIR AMOUNT
OF CIN.  ALONG AND W OF I-25 THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
INTENSIFYING...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS.  0-6KM SHEAR VALUES TODAY OVR
THE AREA ARE ABOUT 25-30 KTS...SO NOT A BIG CONCERN FOR ROTATING
STORMS. IF WE CAN GET RID OF SOME OF THAT CIN OVR THE FAR SERN
PLAINS...SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OUT THERE AS WELL.  THE MAIN
THREATS FROM STORMS TODAY WL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. SAT IT
LOOKS A LITTLE DRIER OVR THE AREA...AND STORM COVERAGE SHOULD BE
MORE ISOLATED.

.LONG TERM...
(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)

WARMING UP AND DRYING OUT WILL BE THE TREND THROUGH MONDAY AS THE
HOT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TRANSLATES
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE PERIOD.  BY MON...H7 TEMPS WARM TO +16C IN
THE EAST TO +22C OUT WEST...WHICH COULD YIELD TEMPS IN THE 90S TO
AROUND 100 ACROSS THE PLAINS...WITH 70S/80S FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
HIGH VALLEYS.  ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL LINGER FOR THE DIURNAL THREAT
FOR HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WHILE SOUTHEAST
PLAINS REMAIN TOO CAPPED FOR CONVECTION.  MAIN THREAT WITH
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. GOING POP GRIDS
LOOK PRETTY GOOD.

SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUES...WHICH SENDS A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN CO ON TUES.  THIS
SHOULD COOL OFF EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA FOR TUES ALONG WITH
BRINGING A POSSIBLE UPSWING IN PCPN TO THE EASTERN MTS/ADJACENT
PLAINS.  THIS FAR OUT...TOO SOON TO TELL WHETHER PLAINS WILL END UP
BEING TOO CAPPED FOR CONVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT.  THUS...WILL LEAVE
SOME TOKEN 10 POPS ACROSS THE AREA.  LOW LVL FLOW REMAINS
SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED...WITH DEW
POINTS REMAINING IN THE 50S ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS.  DEEP LAYER
SHEARS NOT TERRIBLY IMPRESSIVE (UP TO 30 KTS)...THOUGH ENOUGH
INSTABILITY MAY BE PRESENT FOR A FEW PULSE TYPE STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS.  HAVE BOOSTED POPS ALONG THE EASTERN MTS/ADJACENT
PLAINS...ESP FOR TUES AND WED...THOUGH STILL KEEPING THEM IN THE
ISOLATED CATEGORY FOR NOW.  -KT

&&

.AVIATION...THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND
GUSTS IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH GUSTS OF
40 TO 50 KTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME ISOLATED AREA OF HEAVY RAIN.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

28/31

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 6:12 AM MST, 7 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
712 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2007

COZ058>089-093>099-231315-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
712 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...PIKES PEAK REGION AND EASTERN
PLAINS...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AROUND ONE
INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THE STORMS WILL ALSO BE
SLOW MOVING AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.  THE STORMS WILL
DEVELOP FIRST OVER THE PIKES PEAK REGION AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS THEN MOVE ONTO THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...WITH THE HIGHEST
POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION RUNNING FROM NEXT
TUESDAY INTO NEXT THURSDAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS...HOWEVER ISOLATED
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS...WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN
SECTIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:51 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, El Paso

When: June 22, 1:51 PM MST to 1:56 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, 6 mi S of Rush
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.743, -104.080

Hail, Pueblo

When: June 22, 2:20 PM MST to 2:30 PM MST
Where: Pueblo County, 16 mi NNE of Boone
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.464, -104.137

Hail, Crowley

When: June 22, 2:43 PM MST to 2:48 PM MST
Where: Crowley County, 19 mi NNW of Crowley
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.454, -103.984

Hail, Otero

When: June 22, 4:30 PM MST to 4:35 PM MST
Where: Otero County, 4 mi S of La Junta
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.912, -103.550

Hail, Bent

When: June 22, 5:00 PM MST to 5:26 PM MST
Where: Bent County, 27 mi S of Las Animas
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.680, -103.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Prowers

When: June 22, 5:28 PM MST
Where: Prowers County, Lamar Arpt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 38.070, -102.680

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

Every storm in Colorado in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Colorado, June 2007

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: 40520, 40521, 40522, 40523, 40524, 41882.