Hail — Las Animas, Colorado
2024-08-12 · near Kim, Las Animas, Colorado
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Magnitude
Event narrative
A COOP Observer reported hail of .88 inches in diameter.
Wider weather episode
With a mid-level monsoonal moisture plume already in place, and a passing shortwave trough in the upper levels, a few strong to severe storms developed over portions of the plains from the 12th thru 13th of August, and also resulted in some heavy amounts of rain over El Paso County. A wet microburst from a thunderstorm also produced wind damage around the city of Pueblo due to brief gusty winds being greater than hurricane force.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1212967. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.