Hail — Bent, Colorado

2001-06-07 · near Ft Lyon, Bent, Colorado

Event narrative

A slow moving very severe thunderstorm brought very heavy rain, causing flooding, and hail around baseball size to the Ft. Lyon area for nearly an hour. Highway 50 was under water for over an hour near Ft. Lyon. Many residences experienced basement flooding. The large hail broken out windows and destroyed roofs on houses. Many vehicles also sustained major damage. The VA Medical Center's tile roof was completely destroyed, along with many windows. The grounds also sustained major damage. In addition, crops were totally destroyed in the area. Damage estimates were still preliminary at the time of submission.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5251536. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.