Hail, Larimer
- When
- July 15, 3:19 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County, 5.63 mi N of Wellington
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 40.780, -104.980
Hail in Colorado, July 15, 2023
A severe thunderstorm in Larimer County produced hail up to 2 inches in diameter near Wellington. In addition, a strong storm produced nickel size hail in Douglas County.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 BOU wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm in Larimer County produced hail up to 2 inches in diameter near Wellington. In addition, a strong storm produced nickel size hail in Douglas County.
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:17 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Douglas
- When
- July 15, 5:54 PM MST
- Where
- Douglas County, 1.38 mi S of Highlands Ranch
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 39.530, -104.970
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: 1123476, 1123477.