Hail in Kit Carson County, Colorado

Hail May 21, 2026 · Kit Carson County, Colorado

1.25 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hail sizes ranged from quarter to half-dollar.

The wider storm

A deepening High Plains low pressure, in concert with rapidly returning moisture ahead of a strong upper level disturbance approaching from the west, supported isolated to widely scattered strong to severe thunderstorms moving east to southeast over portions of east-central and northeast Colorado during the evening hours on the 21st. Hail reached tennis ball size in Kit Carson County.

Began near Seibert (39.4607, -102.8729).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1337277. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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