Hail — Rio Grande, Colorado

2024-08-21 · near Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado

Event narrative

A public report via CoCoRaHS reported hail of 0.75 inches in diameter.

Wider weather episode

An active upper level pattern with a series of shortwave troughs moving over the region throughout the course of the week produced several days of strong to severe thunderstorms over the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213003. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.