Hail — Garfield, Colorado

2021-07-29 · near Allen, Garfield, Colorado

Event narrative

Ping pong ball sized hail fell 18 miles east of Buford in Garfield County. The hail dented vehicles and broke the skylights on several campers at the Trappers Lake Campground.

Wider weather episode

Substantial monsoon moisture remained over the area as high pressure drifted east over the Plains. Additionally, strong instability was in place as a midlevel shortwave trough moved overhead. As a result, widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across the area with many storms producing heavy rain. This led to multiple debris flows across portions of west-central Colorado including over the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar. Additionally, a severe thunderstorm produced large hail in Garfield County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 965541. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.