Hail in Crowley County, Colorado

Hail June 21, 2019 · Crowley County, Colorado

0.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Storm chaser reported penny size hail southeast of Sugar City.

The wider storm

An enhanced area of showers and thunderstorm activity developed along the higher terrain of the Rampart and Wet Mountain ranges. The northern area of activity moved eastward late in the afternoon and picked up strength as it moved through northern El Paso County producing nickel size hail.

Activity coming off the Wet Mountains gained strength as it hit better instability just west of Pueblo, CO. These storms went on to produce quarter sized hail and damaging wind gusts in Crowley and Otero Counties.

Began near Sugar City (38.2000, -103.5100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 839297. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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