Thunderstorm Wind — Baca, Colorado

2017-06-25 · near Walsh, Baca, Colorado

Injuries

$2.0M

Property damage

70 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Trees and tree limbs down, causing damage to power lines, structures and vehicles. Two people sustained very minor injuries.

Wider weather episode

A few severe storms produced very large hail up to the size of baseballs and a tornado near Walsh. Very large hail and severe winds in Walsh caused extensive damage to structures and vehicles. Power was knocked out for several hours and numerous businesses were closed for several days for clean up. Severe microburst winds also occurred west of Walsh. The tornado occurred just west of the microburst damage.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.3900, -102.3000)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 697695. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.