Washington storm history

A levee breach, about 100 yards wide along the South Platte River, produced farmland flooding over northwest Washington County. Floodwaters, 3 to 4 feet deep, washed out the Union Pacific railroad tracks southwest of Messex. Up to 10 inches of water covered several miles of track…

The flood crest moving down the South Platte River completely submerged the community of Messex and forced the evacuation of the small community for several days. The railroad tracks, owned by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway on the west side of the river, suffered extens…

Nickel and quarter sized hail fell.

The AWOS station KAKO Akron reported the wind gust.

Hen egg to baseball size hail reported.

The report was from mPING.

The report was from AWOS station AKO at Akron.

The hail stone was picked up an hour and a half after the event. The largest measured stone was 2.1 inches.

The wind gusts was recorded at the mesonet station CO183 I-76 Merino exit.

Report from mping.

Reported via social media. Time and location estimated.

Retired NWS employee measured 3.9cm diameter hail in Otis approximately 20 minutes after it fell.

Video evidence of a few tennis ball or baseball sized hailstones which significantly damaged the rear windshield of a vehicle. Most stones were quarter to golf ball sized. Time and location estimated.

WeatherLink Station near Cope Colorado.

Microburst at CoAgMET station. Time of gust estimated due to gust observations only reported at top of hour.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife employee reported golf ball sized hail at Prewitt Reservoir.

Report from Mping.

Report from Mping.

Report from Mping.

Report from Mping.

Report from Mping.

The In-situ Collaborative Experiment for the Collection of Hail In the Plains (ICECHIP) reported the hail.

In-situ Collaborative Experiment for the Collection of Hail In the Plains (ICECHIP) reported the large hail.

Measured at the Akron Airport, AKO.

Located at the Akron airport AKO.

Mesonet station near Brush.

The ASOS station KAKO Akron measured the wind gust.

The ASOS station AKO reported a wind gust of 64 mph.

Delayed report from a spotter. Time of the hail was estimated.