Hail in Las Animas County, Colorado

Hail October 20, 2024 · Las Animas County, Colorado

1.5 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hailstones were fused together, some the size of a golf ball.

The wider storm

A closed low pressure center set-up over the desert southwest. The seasonality of it created cold enough temperatures for heavy snow over the mountains, but the position of the low at this point of the year created a sufficient enough atmosphere for severe thunderstorms over the eastern plains.

Began near Branson (37.0200, -103.8700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1221251. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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