Hail in Montezuma County, Colorado

Hail September 17, 2013 · Montezuma County, Colorado

1 in

Hail diameter

$15K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The hail damaged gardens and orchards as it was accompanied by 50 mph winds which snapped off 4 inch diameter tree limbs.

The wider storm

The weather pattern of high pressure over the southeast states and an upper trough along the west coast allowed another surge of monsoonal moisture to move into western Colorado. Cooling temperatures aloft allowed large hail to form in some of the stronger storms, while heavy rain and some flash flooding also occurred.

Began near Yellow Jacket (37.5500, -108.7500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 528992. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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