Colorado Hail Storm

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.2 billion

Losses at the time

$955 million

Deaths

0

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 11, 2018$500 · 61 kt wind · 2 eventsA thunderstorm produced wind damage, including knocking down utility poles and trees.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 11, 20181.75 in hail · 10 eventsA complex of severe storms pushed southeastward out of southeast Nebraska, causing strong winds across northwest Missouri.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 11, 20181 in hail · 3 eventsFor the fourth consecutive day, strong to severe storms affected portions of the Iowa, primarily across western and southwestern Iowa in this instance.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 11 to 12, 20181.5 in hail · 33 eventsA line of thunderstorms moved south-southeast across the forecast area during the evening hours of June 11th. Numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds were relayed to the office.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 11 to 12, 20182 in hail · 25 eventsStrong storms producing large hail and high winds moved across much of southern Kansas on the 11th.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 11, 20181 in hail · 2 eventsOn June 11 a complex of severe storms moved out of southeast Nebraska and into portions of northeast Kansas, causing some gusty winds and large hail.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 11, 201850 kt wind · 1 eventMoist and unsettled SW steering flow over a moist and unstable airmass triggered scattered strong to severe storms.
• Flash Flooding in Indiana, June 11 to 13, 2018$23,000 · 5 eventsA stationary boundary lingered over southern portions of central Indiana from late on the 11th to late on the 12th of June.
• Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 11 to 12, 2018$1,000 · 1 eventAs a cold front sunk through the middle Ohio River Valley, showers and thunderstorms moved through northeastern Kentucky late on the 11th into early on the 12th. With abundant moisture in the atmosphere these showers and storms produced heavy rainfall.
• Flash Flooding in Indiana, June 11 to 12, 2018$50,000 · 2 eventsPersistent, slow-moving thunderstorms dumped very heavy rain during the night of the 11th through mid-morning on the 12th. Including the storms on the 10th, the rainfall at Hazleton was measured at just over 10 inches by a former NWS co-op observer there.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Indiana, June 12, 20183 eventsThunderstorms developed on a stationary boundary in a moist and unstable atmosphere.
• Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 12, 201852 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorms produced isolated wind damage in Bourbon County, Kansas.
• Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 12, 201852 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorms produced localized wind damage in Vernon County.
• Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 12, 2018$19,000 · 65 kt wind · 10 eventsA thunderstorm complex developed over eastern and central Kansas during the evening of the 11th along a stationary frontal boundary. These storms moved southeast and into northeastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 12th.
• Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Kentucky, June 12, 2018$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 eventsA loosely organized band of thunderstorms developed over southern Illinois during the heat of the afternoon, and then moved southeast into western Kentucky. The strongest storm cell within this band produced an isolated damaging wind event.
• Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 12, 2018$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 eventsAn MCS moving southward through central Oklahoma produced a severe wind gust on the morning of the 12th.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 12, 201852 kt wind · 1 eventA thunderstorm complex developed over eastern and central Kansas during the evening of the 11th along a stationary frontal boundary. These storms moved southeast through northeastern Oklahoma and into northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 12th.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Illinois, June 12, 2018$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 eventsA loosely organized band of thunderstorms developed over southern Illinois during the heat of the afternoon, and then moved southeast. The strongest storm cells within this band produced strong gusty winds, including a few damaging wind events.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, June 12, 201850 kt wind · 1 eventShowers and storms developed along the Atlantic seabreeze as it moved inland during the early afternoon hours. A storm over Palm Beach County produced severe wind gusts and minor damage.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 12, 2018$17,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 eventsA loosely organized band of thunderstorms developed over southeast Missouri during the heat of the afternoon, and then moved southeast. The strongest storm cells within this band produced strong gusty winds, including a couple of damaging wind events.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 12 to 13, 2018$46,000 · 1 in hail · 5 eventsIn a hot and humid summertime air mass, scattered thunderstorms developed by the afternoon hours on the 12th and 13th. Several severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts which blew down trees and damaged property.
• Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, June 12, 2018EF0 · 28 eventsA rather tame upper level pattern with mid and low level key features helped to develop this severe weather event. Weak upper level high center was moving east across southern New Mexico during the day on the 12th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 12, 2018$15,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsA passing upper level disturbance combined with an unstable airmass to produce a few isolated severe storms across portions of northeast Arkansas during the late afternoon and evening hours of June 12th.
• Hail in New Mexico, June 12, 20181.75 in hail · 1 eventA moist surface boundary draped across northeastern New Mexico provided the focus for showers and thunderstorms to develop over Union County during the late afternoon of June 12th.
• Flash Flood in Louisiana, June 12, 20181 eventVery slow moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall over the Baton Rouge area during the late afternoon hours of the 12th.
• Hail in Mississippi, June 12, 20180.88 in hail · 1 eventA passing upper level disturbance combined with an unstable airmass to produce an isolated strong thunderstorm across portions of northwest Mississippi during the early evening hours of June 12th.
• Hail in Kansas, June 12, 20182.75 in hail · 28 eventsThunderstorms developed along and north of a stationary front draped east/west across the southern portion of the area.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 12 to 13, 2018$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 8 eventsStorms formed on a boundary stretching through northwest Oklahoma late on the 12th into early morning on the 13th. These near stationary storms produced several severe wind gusts before heading southward and producing another severe wind gust.
• Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 12, 2018$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA line of showers and thunderstorms moved across Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours on June 12. Ahead of the line, isolated strong to severe thunderstorms formed, with one storm producing wind damage in Sumner County.
• Hail in Iowa, June 12, 20181.25 in hail · 3 eventsNow for the fifth consecutive day in a row Iowa saw strong to severe storms. Unlike previous days where storms covered large areas, storms on the 12th were few and far between with the lack of a good initiation mechanism.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 12, 20181 in hail · 4 eventsA rather tame upper level pattern with mid and low level key features helped to develop this severe weather event. Weak upper level high center was moving east across southern New Mexico during the day on the 12th.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 12, 2018$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA passing upper level disturbance combined with an unstable airmass to produce an isolated severe storm across portions of southwest Tennessee during the evening hours of June 12th.
• Flash Flood in Ohio, June 13, 2018$1.3 million · 1 eventDiurnal thunderstorms over northern Ohio were on the evening of June 12th became enhanced along a lake breeze boundary over Ottawa County. The environment that evening was anomalously moist with storms capable of producing torrential rain.
• Hail in Wisconsin, June 12, 20181.25 in hail · 1 eventA cold front moved into northwest Wisconsin late in the evening of June 12th and kicked off a few stronger storms. One of the storms featured large hail as it moved through the far southeast corner of the CWA.
• Hail in Colorado, June 12, 20183 in hail · 15 eventsA rare nocturnal hail event impacted El Paso County during the early morning hours(MDT) of Wednesday, June 13th, 2018, producing hail up to 3 inches in diameter.
• Hail in Colorado, June 13, 2018$169 million · 3 in hail · 13 eventsContinued: A rare nocturnal hail event impacted El Paso County during the early morning hours(MDT) of Wednesday, June 13th, 2018, producing hail up to 3 inches in diameter.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, June 13, 201850 kt wind · 1 eventLate on the 12th into the early morning hours of the 13th, a Mesoscale Convective System moved southeast out of the central Texas Panhandle.
• Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 13, 2018$100,000 · 1 eventLightning struck the roof of a church in Springfield, causing minor structural damage.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Iowa, June 13 to 14, 2018$510,000 · 2 in hail · 47 eventsAfter a very brief reprieve from multiple days of activity, another round of storms greeted large parts of central Iowa during the very early morning hours of the 14th, through the rest of the morning, and into the afternoon.
• Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 20182 in hail · 5 eventsThunderstorms developed along the South Dakota/Nebraska border in northern Cherry county. As they tracked from north central into northeastern Cherry county, hail up to the size of golf balls was reported.
• Hail in Kansas, June 13, 20181 in hail · 1 eventThis Wednesday featured an isolated instance of quarter size hail between Palco and Zurich in Rooks County, occurring at a somewhat-unusual-for-severe-weather time of day, shortly after 10 a.m. CDT.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 13, 20181.5 in hail · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm produced hail to ping pong ball size and strong wind gusts.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 13, 201852 kt wind · 1 eventStrong wind gusts accompanied a severe thunderstorm that passed south of Mission.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 13, 201861 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts around 70 mph across western parts of Mellette County.
• Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 20181 in hail · 1 eventA thunderstorm produced quarter size hail south of Murdo.
• Tornado in Florida, June 13, 2018EF0 · 1 eventDeep tropical moisture lead to the development of showers and storms across South Florida during the afternoon hours. A boundary collision near Lake Okeechobee lead to the development of a brief landspout in an open field.
• Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 20181 in hail · 2 eventsHail to quarter size accompanied a severe thunderstorm that went through the Colome area.
• Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 13, 2018$25,000 · 1 eventLightning struck and oil storage facility.
• Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 20181 in hail · 2 eventsOverall instability was limited to 500-1000 J/kg MUCAPE with deep-layer shear less than 30 knots, but scattered storms developing within mid-level warm air advection managed to produce isolated large hail.
• Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 20181 in hail · 1 eventA thunderstorm briefly became severe and produced large hail in parts of the Winner area.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, June 13 to 14, 2018$5,000 · EF0 · 23 eventsAhead of the front, storms became widespread over the southern half of the state on the 13th. There were numerous instances of severe weather, with mainly tree damage reported at multiple locations.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 13, 2018$6,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 eventsThe upper level ridge retreated to the north and allowed thunderstorms to develop in the southeasterly flow off the Gulf of Mexico. Some of these storms produced damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 13, 2018$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventStrong daytime heating helped destabilize the atmosphere, allowing a thunderstorm to briefly intensify to severe levels during the afternoon. This storm produced localized wind damage in Franklin county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 13, 2018$129,000 · 1.75 in hail · 24 eventsA strong shortwave passed to the north of the area late afternoon into early evening. Winds aloft increased considerably ahead of this shortwave, with 850 mb winds of about 40 knots.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 13, 2018$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 12 eventsWarm and humid conditions were in place across western Pennsylvania on June 13th behind a warm front. After morning showers departed, instability was able to build during the afternoon hours.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 13, 2018$500 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsWarm and humid conditions were in place across eastern Ohio on June 13th behind a warm front. After morning showers departed, instability was able to build during the afternoon hours.
• Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, June 13, 20181 in hail · 3 eventsAn area of upper level high pressure that was centered over New Mexico for several days finally drifted east into Texas on June 13th and allowed moist, southeasterly flow to increase over the area.
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 13 to 14, 2018$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsA moist and somewhat unstable airmass across the region resulted in scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Isolated severe thunderstorms occurred along a weak stationary front over central Georgia.
• Lightning Strike in Florida, June 13, 2018$5,000 · 1 eventSea breeze storms and resultant lightning caused a structure fire.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, June 13, 2018$8,000 · 1 eventIsolated showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 13th, as a weak sea breeze moved inland from the extreme Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana coasts.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 13, 201852 kt wind · 2 eventsA dryline pushed almost to the Continental Divide and even with an upper high in place, a few isolated storms developed and produced up to nickel sized hail and wind gusts to 60 mph.
• Damaging Winds in New York, June 13, 2018$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA cold front moved across St. Lawrence county during the evening hours of June 13th. Marginal instability but strong winds aloft delivered scattered thunderstorms with isolated wind damage in the form of downed trees, limbs and power lines.
• Damaging Winds in New York, June 13, 2018$115,000 · 50 kt wind · 9 eventsA strong area of low pressure moved from northern Ontario to the Saint Lawrence Valley from the day of the 13th into the evening. This low pressure system pushed a cold front into central New York which triggered severe thunderstorms which produced damaging winds.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 13, 2018$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventIn a hot and humid summertime air mass, scattered thunderstorms developed around the region by the afternoon hours of the 13th. The strongest storms produced damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 13, 2018$14,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 eventsA cold front crossed central Pennsylvania the evening of June 13, 2018, with scattered storms developing in a high-shear, modest CAPE environment.
• Lightning Strike in Florida, June 13, 2018$500,000 · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms developed across the Florida Peninsula during the afternoon and evening hours. A lightning strike from one of the storms caused a fire at an apartment building in Hillsborough County.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 13, 20186 injured · $5.5 million · EF2 · 3 eventsA strong area of low pressure moved from northern Ontario to the Saint Lawrence Valley from the day of the 13th into the evening. This low pressure system pushed a cold front into northeast Pennsylvania during the evening of the 13th.
• Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 13, 2018$16,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 eventsIn a hot and humid summertime air mass, scattered thunderstorms developed by the afternoon hours of the 13th. The strongest thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 13, 201852 kt wind · 3 eventsNickel size hail was reported in Yuma as a thunderstorm moved through. Later in the day two decaying lines of thunderstorms produced wind speeds of 60 MPH as measured at the Burlington airport.
• Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 13, 2018EF1 · 1 eventThe National Weather Service in State College PA confirmed an EF1 tornado near Gallitzin in Cambria County, Pennsylvania on 06/13/2018. The tornado paralleled Syberton Road as it traveled east southeast and resulted in numerous snapped and uprooted trees along its path.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 13, 2018$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsShowers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front that was dropping southeast through the region.
• Damaging Winds in New York, June 13, 201850 kt wind · 2 eventsA line of strong thunderstorms with gusty winds moved through the region ahead of a cold frontal boundary. A few of these storms produced damaging wind gusts in Warren county, knocking down trees and wires.
• Damaging Wind in Vermont, June 13, 2018$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA cold front moved across New York into western Vermont during the late evening hours of June 13th. Very marginal instability but strong winds aloft delivered scattered thunderstorms with isolated wind damage in the form of downed trees, limbs and power lines.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 13, 201850 kt wind · 1 eventSevere thunderstorms caused wind damage across portions of eastern Pennsylvania.
• Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 13, 2018$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorms occurred along a cold front as it moved east-southeast across the Ohio Valley. Although deep-layer wind shear was rather weak, there was enough lingering instability for isolated severe wind gusts.
• Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 13, 201850 kt wind · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorms caused wind damage across portions of New Jersey.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, June 14, 20181.25 in hail · 8 eventsAn increasing low-level jet of 40 knots with terminus across northwest Iowa spurred development of thunderstorms during the early morning hours. Mid-level lapse rates were at best weakly unstable from 7-7.5 C/km resulting in modest elevated instability of 1000-1500 J/kg.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 14, 20181.25 in hail · 9 eventsStrong daytime heating and an approaching front produced scattered severe thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening.
• Hail in Minnesota, June 14, 20181.25 in hail · 1 eventAn increasing low-level jet of 40 knots with terminus across northwest Iowa spurred development of thunderstorms during the early morning hours. Mid-level lapse rates were at best weakly unstable from 7-7.5 C/km resulting in modest elevated instability of 1000-1500 J/kg.
• Hail in Montana, June 14, 20181 in hail · 4 eventsA trough of low pressure and a cold front from the west collided with warm moist air from the southeast to form strong to severe thunderstorms.
• Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, June 14, 2018$585,000 · EF0 · 39 eventsA potent short wave trough approached the Northern Plains where very strong instability and deep layer shear were noted. One long-lived severe storm developed in the morning over northwest North Dakota, but the bulk of the severe weather held off until later in the afternoon.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 14, 2018$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 eventsA line of strong thunderstorms moved out of central Iowa towards southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois the early afternoon hours of June 14th, 2018. These storms brought damaging winds and much needed rainfall to a drought ridden area.
• Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, June 14, 2018$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsA warm and moist airmass along with a weak trough of low pressure and associated surface boundary led to an environment capable of producing strong to severe thunderstorms across Southeast Georgia.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 14, 201860 kt wind · 2 eventsA line of strong thunderstorms moved out of central Iowa towards southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois the early afternoon hours of June 14th, 2018. These storms brought damaging winds and much needed rainfall to a drought ridden area.
• Hail in North Carolina, June 14, 20181 in hail · 1 eventAn isolated severe thunderstorm produced large hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 14, 20181 in hail · 3 eventsStorms developed across the region north of a warm front and along various outflow boundaries. Some of the storms produced large hail and damaging winds.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 14, 20181 injured · 1.25 in hail · 17 eventsStorms developed across the region north of a warm front and along various outflow boundaries. Some of the storms produced large hail and damaging winds. In south St. Louis County, a 70 year old woman died from the heat in her home on June 14th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 14, 2018$17,000 · 1.75 in hail · 20 eventsAfternoon and evening pulse thunderstorms occurred across the Ozarks but were mainly focused along and east of US Highway 65. Scattered reports of hail and wind damage were received including a severe storm that went directly over the city of Springfield.
• Lightning Strike in Texas, June 14, 2018$15,000 · 1 eventA lightning strike caused a fire at a home.
• Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 14, 2018$10,000 · 1 eventThe piedmont trough produced thunderstorms in South Carolina. Lightning caused structural damage.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 14, 201850 kt wind · 1 eventIsolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developed across the Carolina Blue Ridge during the afternoon and drifted south. One storm produced a brief damaging wind gust in Pickens County.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 14, 201850 kt wind · 2 eventsA warm and moist airmass along with a weak trough of low pressure and associated surface boundary led to an environment capable of producing strong to severe thunderstorms across Southeast South Carolina.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 14, 2018$17,000 · 1 in hail · 5 eventsStrong thunderstorms produced damage and hail in northeast South Carolina.
• Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 14 to 15, 2018EF1 · 28 eventsSomewhat unexpectedly, one very strong thunderstorm tracked across north central North Dakota into the northern Devils Lake region during the late afternoon of June 14th, dropping large hail and heavy rain.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 14, 201855 kt wind · 1 eventA thunderstorm briefly produced wind gusts over 60 mph in the Belle Fourche area.
• Hail and Lightning Strike in Florida, June 14, 20183 injured · 0.75 in hail · 2 eventsNumerous showers and thunderstorms developed along the collision of the east and west coast sea breeze in eastern Orange and eastern Seminole County. One storm became strong and produced penny sized hail just east of Geneva.
• Hail in South Dakota, June 14, 20181 in hail · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm produced large hail over portions of northeastern Harding County.
• Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 14, 201853 kt wind · 1 eventIncreasing moisture and instability across the region ahead of the remnant circulation of Tropical Storm Bud led to showers and thunderstorms across New Mexico on June 14th.
• Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 14, 201862 kt wind · 2 eventsA thunderstorm produced wind gusts around 65 mph in Bison.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 14, 201851 kt wind · 1 eventA thunderstorm briefly became severe over southern Ziebach County and produced wind gusts near 60 mph.

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NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.