Colorado, 2025

Hail in Colorado, July 29, 2025

July 29, 2025 · NWS BOU · 3 events in 1 county or zone

A rear east to west moving severe thunderstorm produced large hail along Colorado High 94 in southwest Lincoln County. 75 inches.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 rear east to west moving severe thunderstorm produced large hail along Colorado High 94 in southwest Lincoln County. The largest stones measured were 2.75 inches.

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:23 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 29, 2:25 PM MST to 2:35 PM MST
Where
Lincoln County, 7.23 mi SW of Punkin Center
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.840, -103.810

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Hail, Lincoln

When
July 29, 2:36 PM MST to 2:46 PM MST
Where
Lincoln County, 10.04 mi WSW of Punkin Center
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.840, -103.870

Report received via mPING.

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 29, 2:46 PM MST to 2:56 PM MST
Where
Lincoln County, 11.53 mi WSW of Punkin Center
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.840, -103.900

Report received via mPING.

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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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: 1271751, 1271752, 1271753.