Hail — Baca, Colorado

2023-07-05 · near Springfield, Baca, Colorado

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1126143. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.