Hail, Las Animas
- When
- July 29, 3:50 PM MST to 3:55 PM MST
- Where
- Las Animas County, 8.08 mi SSE of Kim
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.140, -103.300
Hail in Colorado, July 29, 2013
A severe storm produced hail up to the size of golfballs.
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
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 severe storm produced hail up to the size of golfballs.
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 Jul 29, 2:35 PM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 2:35 PM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 335 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 242 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 THE REST OF TODAY...A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CAUGHT IN THE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS SHIFTING INTO WESTERN COLORADO. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS AND MOVED INTO THE PALMER DIVIDE AREA INCLUDING COLORADO SPRINGS. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND MODEST INSTABILITY HAVE ALLOWED THESE CELLS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND DIME SIZE HAIL. IF THESE CELLS MOVE OVER AREA BURN SCARS...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST FORK COMPLEX AND WALDO CANYON. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE COLORADO SPRINGS METRO AREA. TONIGHT...MODELS ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH ACTIVITY INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS WILL REMAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS...PALMER DIVIDE AND RATON MESA...WITH LESS COVERAGE ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. HIGH-RES MODELS HAVE THE UPPER WAVE QUICKLY MOVING EAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DISSIPATING AND MOVING EAST INTO KANSAS BY 3 AM. SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL CLEAR THE AREA OUT BY TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY...AN UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL MOVE EAST OVER COLORADO BY TUESDAY MORNING WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE DROPS SOUTH OUT OF WYOMING INTO EASTERN COLORADO. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE ROCKIES WITH MUCH LESS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAN WE HAVE SEEN THE PAST FEW DAYS. EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. LESS CERTAINTY EXISTS OVER THE PLAINS. NORTHERLY FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER DISTURBANCE SHOULD HELP FOCUS CONVECTION OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE AND RATON MESA...WHILE MOST OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN WILL LIKELY REMAIN SHADOWED OUT. WHILE MOISTURE WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED...ANY CELLS THAT MOVE OVER AREA BURN SCARS COULD PUT DOWN A QUICK BURST OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. MOZLEY .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 242 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AN AMPLIFIED UPPER RIDGE OVER THE REGION WILL HELP SHUNT THE MOISTURE PLUME TO THE NORTH THROUGH WED...KEEPING CONVECTION MORE ISOLATED AND TIED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. MAX TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S FOR THE PLAINS...AND IN THE 80S FOR THE HIGH VALLEYS. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE SWEEPING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WED AFTN IS FORECAST TO PUSH A COLD FRONT DOWN EASTERN CO WED NIGHT. THIS SHOULD SERVE TO INCREASE LLVL MOISTURE ACROSS THE E PLAINS AND UP AGAINST THE E MTS...WITH AN ENHANCED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. IN ADDITION...THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTENS SOMEWHAT AND THE MONSOON MOISTURE PLUME DROPS BACK DOWN ACROSS THE STATE. THOUGH THE GFS INDICATES WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY EACH DAY AND NIGHT...FEEL THAT THIS IS OVERDONE AND DECIDED TO SIDE WITH DIURNAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TIED MAINLY TO THE MTS BEYOND THU AFTN. TEMPS REMAIN IN THE 90-95 F RANGE FOR THE PLAINS...AND IN THE 80S FOR THE HIGH VALLEYS. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...EC AND GFS MODELS SHOW THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTENING CONSIDERABLY...AS WELL AS A DRYING TREND SETTLING IN FOR THE CWA. CUT BACK POPS FROM WHAT THE EXTENDED PROCEDURE PRODUCED...WITH NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE IN TEMPS. MOORE && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 242 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 KALS...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND MOVE OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONE OR TWO STORMS MAY MOVE OVER THE TERMINAL THROUGH 01Z WITH REDUCED VIS AND CIGS UNDER CELLS. KCOS...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE RAMPART RANGE AND ARE MOVING EAST OVER AND NEAR THE TERMINAL. MODELS INDICATING THE PERIOD OF NOW THROUGH 01Z WILL BE MOST ACTIVE. REDUCED VIS AND CIGS TO MVFR TO IFR IN THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO CLEAR THE AREA THIS EVENING. KPUB...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE TERMINAL BUT COVERAGE WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN UP NORTH AT KCOS. CONTINUING WITH VCTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT CONFIDENCE IN A CELL HITTING THE TERMINAL IS LOW. IF A THUNDERSTORM DOES MOVE OVER THE TERMINAL IT WILL PRODUCED REDUCED CIGS AND VIS. MOZLEY && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...MOZLEY LONG TERM...MOORE AVIATION...MOZLEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 10:24 AM MST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1124 AM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-301730- 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- 1124 AM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH THE BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS OVER AND NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND IF ONE OF THESE STORMS MOVES OVER ONE OF THE RECENT BURN SCARS...THERE WILL BE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING. OTHER STORM THREATS TODAY WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DRIER AIR WILL WORK INTO COLORADO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN FEWER THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EACH DAY AND SPREAD ONTO THE PLAINS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 88/27
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 29, 1:32 PM MST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
232 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0209 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 WNW BLACK FOREST 39.03N 104.79W
07/29/2013 M1.76 INCH EL PASO CO PUBLIC
1 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
PJCSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 1:35 PM MST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 235 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 COZ084-085-292115- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- 235 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... THIS INCLUDES...NORTHEASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. AT 233 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FALCON...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ELLICOTT. 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. PJC
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 1:39 PM MST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 239 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 COZ086-292130- PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- 239 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTH CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 237 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF PINON...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDWAY...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PUEBLO DEPOT. 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.
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 2:21 PM MST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 321 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 COZ086-292200- PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- 321 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 319 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR PUEBLO DEPOT...OR 16 MILES EAST OF PUEBLO...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... AVONDALE. BOONE. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 2:27 PM MST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 327 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 COZ086-292200- PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET- 327 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... THIS INCLUDES...EAST CENTRAL PUEBLO. AT 323 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BLENDE...OR NEAR PUEBLO...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL PUEBLO COUNTY. 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.
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:32 PM MST, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 432 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 COZ094-099-292300- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 432 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHWESTERN BACA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... SOUTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO... AT 427 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTH OF KIM...OR 48 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD...WHICH WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN BACA COUNTY AND SOUTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 160. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...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.
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 166 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:50 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kansas, July 29 to 30, 2013
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 29, 2013
- Flash Flood in Wyoming, July 29, 2013
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, July 29 to 30, 2013
- Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, July 29, 2013
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 29, 2013
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 29 to 30, 2013
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 29, 2013
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Kansas, July 29, 2013
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 29, 2013
- Waterspouts in Lake Erie, July 29, 2013
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 29, 2013
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, July 2013
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: 467134.