Hail, Prowers
- When
- June 13, 9:05 PM MST to 9:10 PM MST
- Where
- Prowers County, 8.12 mi NE of Wiley
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -102.600
Hail in Colorado, June 13, 2009
A thunderstorm produced severe hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A thunderstorm produced severe hail.
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 13, 1:38 PM MST, 7 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:38 PM MST, 7 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 238 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT AND SUNDAY) MAIN CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. VERY MOIST LOW LEVELS ACRS THE SE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON WITH DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. BOTH THE RUC13 AND NAM12 SHOW QUITE A BIT OF CIN OVR THE FAR SE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LESS CIN ALONG THE I25 CORRIDOR. THE LATEST MESOANALYSIS SHOWS 1500-2000 J/KG OF CAPE ALONG THE I25 CORRIDOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE NAM AND RUC SHOWING THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGHER CAPE VALUES LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY THIS EVENING. DEEP LAYER SHEAR VALUES ARE ABOUT 45-50 KTS...SO CANNOT RULE OUT TORNADOES. UPR LVL LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH A SHRTWV TROF MOVING OVR THE STATE WL ENHANCE SEVERE WEA CHANCES. AT THIS POINT THE I25 CORRIDOR SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER TO START WITH...BUT COULD THEN SEE SEVERE SPREAD EWRD. LATER TONIGHT LOW CLOUDS WL AGAIN SPREAD ACRS THE SE PLAINS...BUT LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY BREAK UP EARLIER SUNDAY THAN THEY DID TODAY FOR GOOD HEATING. DEW POINTS LOOK A LITTLE DRIER TOMORROW OVR THE SE PLAINS WITH MID 40S TO LOWER 50S EXPECTED...STILL GOOD ENOUGH FOR ISOLD TO SCT STORMS. NAM IS SHOWING A WEAK SHRTWV MOVING ACRS CO ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WE COULD AGAIN SEE A FEW SEVERE STORMS. SHEAR VALUES WL AGAIN BE AROUND 50 KTS...WITH CAPE VALUES OF MAYBE AROUND 1500-2000 J/KG ACCORDING TO THE NAM WITH LITTLE CIN. .LONG TERM... (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) WITH IMPENDING WEATHER WILL MAKE THIS BRIEF... SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THROUGH MONDAY...AND MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR...WILL ALLOW FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY EVENING. AS SHORTWAVE MOVES TOWARD AND NORTH OF CWFA ON MONDAY...UPPER FORCING AND INSTABILITY...AND COOL FRONT MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS DURING MONDAY AFTERNOON...CHANCE POPS LOOKS REASONABLE FOR MUCH OF PLAINS...AND ISOLATEDS ELSEWHERE. FOR TUESDAY...UPSLOPE FLOW AND MARGINALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL YIELD ISOLATED STORMS ACROSS THE PLAINS...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...SHORTWAVE RIDGE GETS PUMPED UP WITH UPPER LOW TO THE WEST...AND FAIRLY DRY AND HOT PATTERN DEVELOPS OVER CWFA. THURSDAY...GFS FORECASTS SHORTWAVE TO BRUSH BY TO OUR NORTH WHICH COULD DRAG A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTO THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS LATE THURSDAY...AND CAUSE SOME ISOLATED CONVECTION. THEN FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...RIDGE REBUILDS OVER CWFA...GIVING RELATIVELY DRY AND HOT WEATHER TO THE AREA...WITH BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION SHIFTED TO NORTHERN COLORADO. -TLM- && .AVIATION...MVFR CIGS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AT KCOS...WITH KALS AND KCOS GENERALLY SEEING VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF MVFR CIGS IN TSTMS. LATER TONIGHT MVFR AND IFR CIGS WL DEVELOP OVR MOST OF THE SE CO PLAINS...WITH IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT KCOS AND MOST LIKELY MVFR CIGS AT KCOS. THESE LOW CLOUDS CIGS SHOULD DISSIPATE AT KCOS AND KPUB BY 16Z ON SUNDAY. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 28/13
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 3:42 PM MST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 442 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009 COZ058>089-093>099-142245- 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- 442 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. AMPLE MOISTURE...STRONG WIND SHEAR AND AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AID IN PRODUCING SOME SEVERE STORMS OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS THIS EVENING WILL BE HAIL UP TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LIGHTNING BEING THE MAIN HAZARDS. FOR TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD ON THE PLAINS. SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 28/28
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:32 PM MST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 632 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009 COZ081-084-085-140100- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- 632 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHERN TELLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL COLORADO NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THIS INCLUDES...NORTHWESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. AT 632 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WOODLAND PARK...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... AIR FORCE ACADEMY. PALMER LAKE. MONUMENT. NORTHWESTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. BLACK FOREST. PEYTON. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:13 PM MST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
713 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0708 PM HAIL 5 ENE MONUMENT 39.13N 104.79W
06/13/2009 M1.00 INCH DOUGLAS CO AMATEUR RADIO
BLACK FOREST ROAD AND COUNTY LINE ROAD...STARTED AT 1908
MDT...
&&
JKHLocal storm report, Jun 13, 6:18 PM MST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
718 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0716 PM HAIL 6 E MONUMENT 39.10N 104.76W
06/13/2009 M1.00 INCH EL PASO CO TRAINED SPOTTER
STARTED 1850 MDT...ENDED 1916...MOST PEA SIZED...
&&
JKHSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 6:31 PM MST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 731 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009 COZ084-085-140200- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- 731 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THIS INCLUDES...NORTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS. AT 729 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLACK FOREST...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PEYTON. CALHAN. RAMAH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SR
Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:52 PM MST, 2 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
752 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM HAIL 9 ESE QUEENS RESERVOIR 38.24N 102.49W
06/13/2009 E0.75 INCH PROWERS CO PUBLIC
&&
PGWLocal storm report, Jun 13, 7:44 PM MST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
844 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S SPRINGFIELD 37.33N 102.62W
06/13/2009 BACA CO PUBLIC
GOT TWO REPORTS OF 4 TO 5 POLES SNAPPED AT THE BASE ALONG
HIGHWAY 287. TIME IS APPOXIMATE BASED ON RADAR DATA. ALSO
HAIL 6 INCHES DEEP REPORTED ALONG THE ROAD.
&&
PGWThe radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:05 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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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: 184128.