El Paso storm history

Fountain Creek at the forecast point at Nevada Avenue went above flood stage.

A severe thunderstorm moved south across the eastern side of Colorado Springs, causing copious amounts of hail and heavy rain. Two teenage boys were in a drainage culvert on Cottonwood Creek near Woodmen Road and Austin Bluffs Parkway, when the wave of water hit, and both drowned…

Four soldiers on Fort Carson were struck by lightning. Three were taken to area hospitals, treated and released. The other remained in a coma for three weeks, and died of his injuries on June 20th.

18 year old male was killed by initial lightning strike of a developing thunderstorm as he was standing in a boulder field very near the top of Pikes Peak.

A 39-year-old man was struck and serious burned by a lightning bolt in a small open field in Monument. He was transported to a Denver hospital for treatment, but died the next day.

Eight persons were transported to the hospital from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Time and hail estimated.

A lightning flash struck close to the Grace Fellowship Church's football team, sending a side flash into the group. Eight team members were knocked to the ground, but no one was seriously injured. One player suffered a concussion.

Severe straight-line thunderstorm winds in the range of 80 to 100 mph caused damage along and just west of the Ellicott Highway in eastern El Paso county from State Highway 94 to about 5 miles north of State Highway 94. Four mobile homes and five outbuildings were destroyed...and…

A very severe thunderstorm dumped giant hail from the Elbert-El Paso county line into Calhan. The hail swath was around 2 miles wide. Damage estimates were still preliminary at the time of submission.

Minor street flooding, road closure, stranded vehicles.

Small stream flooding, cropland and basement flooding.

Small stream flooding, cropland and basement flooding.

Minor street flooding, vehicle stranded.

Minor stream flooding, cropland/basement flooding.

Hail measured to 1 inches fell in central El Paso County.

KFCS at Fort Carson measured a wind gust of 59 mph.

Hail measured to 1 inches fell in eastern El Paso County.

Water on roadway 6 inches to a foot deep at Hwy 115 and Star Ranch Road.

Flooded roadways, small streams overflowing banks, road closures, vehicles stranded.

Standing and flowing water at the RV Park and nearby roads, Oak Place and Manitou Avenue. Flash flood alert sirens and preemptive evacuations were made for local gov't facilities and RV campground along Fountain Creek. Quick rises were observed along Fountain and Ruxton Creeks, b…

Hail measured to 1.5 inches occurred in central El Paso County.

Hail measured to 1 inches occurred in central El Paso County.

Hail measured to 1 inches occurred in northeastern El Paso County.

A 60 mph wind gust was measured in north central El Paso County.

A 60 mph wind gust was measured in central El Paso County.

A 62 mph wind gust was measured in central El Paso County.

Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in Colorado Springs.

Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in El Paso County.

Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in El Paso County.

Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in Colorado Springs.

Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in El Paso County.

Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in Fountain.