Colorado, 2025

Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 10, 2025

August 10, 2025 · NWS GLD · 9 events in 3 counties and zones

Numerous showers and storms moved into eastern Colorado during the late afternoon into the early evening hours leading to hail around one inch and wind gusts around 60 mph across Kit Carson, Yuma and Cheyenne counties.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 GLD wrote it up.

Numerous showers and storms moved into eastern Colorado during the late afternoon into the early evening hours leading to hail around one inch and wind gusts around 60 mph across Kit Carson, Yuma and Cheyenne counties.

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 Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 10, 2:28 PM MST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 2:28 PM MST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:38 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kit Carson

When
August 10, 4:38 PM MST
Where
Kit Carson County, 3.28 mi ESE of Flagler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.290, -103.010

The public reported penny sized hail at the location.

Hail, Kit Carson

When
August 10, 4:38 PM MST
Where
Kit Carson County, 0.69 mi S of Flagler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.290, -103.070

The public relayed that dime to penny sized hail was occurring.

Hail, Cheyenne

When
August 10, 5:59 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, 12.45 mi SW of Sorrento
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.650, -103.080

Public report of 1 inch hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yuma

When
August 10, 6:14 PM MST
Where
Yuma County, 3.81 mi ENE of Hale Bonny Dam Arpt
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.660, -102.120

An estimated gust of 60 MPH.

Hail, Cheyenne

When
August 10, 6:28 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, 5.9 mi NNW of Firstview
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.897, -102.578

Public report of quarter size hail falling northwest of Cheyenne Wells.

Hail, Cheyenne

When
August 10, 6:28 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, 7.08 mi N of Cheyenne Wells
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.921, -102.371

Public report of Quarter size hail falling north of Cheyenne Wells.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne

When
August 10, 6:44 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, 0.54 mi W of Firstview
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
38.820, -102.540

Mesonet station CO068 040w460 U40-Firstview reported the wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne

When
August 10, 6:48 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, 1.08 mi E of Cheyenne Wells
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
38.820, -102.330

Mesonet site Kemp Well Service via WeatherLink reported the wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne

When
August 10, 7:00 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, 2.13 mi NW of Carlton
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
38.850, -102.130

Mesonet station UP694 2.2 E Arapahoe reported the wind gust. Wind gust appears to have occurred with outflow just ahead of the storms.

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1281356, 1281357, 1281358, 1281361, 1281359, 1281360, 1281362, 1281363, 1281364.