Colorado, 2024

Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 14, 2024

June 14, 2024 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

A weak shortwave transitioning over the region produced several strong to severe thunderstorms across the plains.

Where it happened

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  • 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
4

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 weak shortwave transitioning over the region produced several strong to severe thunderstorms across the plains.

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 14, 3:00 AM MST, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 3:00 AM MST, 5 hours 2 minutes before
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The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 164 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:02 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Prowers

When
June 14, 8:02 AM MST
Where
Prowers County, 9.83 mi SSE of Holly
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.920, -102.045

A public source reported hail of one inch in diameter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otero

When
June 14, 3:47 PM MST
Where
Otero County, (Lhx)la Junta Arpt
Measured
63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.050, -103.520

ASOS at the La Junta Airport reported wind gusts from a severe thunderstorm, which measured 63 kts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otero

When
June 14, 4:00 PM MST
Where
Otero County, Cheraw
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.110, -103.510

A trained spotter reported an 8 inch live tree limb blown off. Another dead tree was also blown down. 3/4 inch hail also occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prowers

When
June 14, 4:53 PM MST
Where
Prowers County, Lamar Arpt
Measured
58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.070, -102.680

ASOS at the Lamar Airport reported measured winds of 58 kts due to a severe thunderstorm.

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.

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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: 1198332, 1198325, 1198324, 1198326.