Hail in Bent County, Colorado
Hail July 5, 2023 · Bent County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
The wider storm
Residual moisture from an incredibly anomalously wet June continues to moisten the lower levels aiding in ample amounts of instability. The northwest flow pattern created a lot of shear, which led to prolonged 3 day severe weather event over adjacent and eastern plains of southern Colorado.
Began near Las Animas (38.0700, -103.2400).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1126131. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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