Hail Map in Colorado on May 23, 2021

The weather event in Colorado on May 23, 2021 includes Wind, Hail, and Tornado maps. 9 states and 194 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 5,214.
Hail map in Colorado on May 23, 2021
Wind
Hail
Tornado

5,214

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

598

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

341

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Colorado

Colorado

DateDescription
05/23/20216:47 PM CDTA local report indicates 61 MPH wind near 1 SSE YUMA
05/23/20216:21 PM CDTCsu01 coagmet station.
05/23/20215:40 PM CDTMesonet station i-76.
05/23/20215:35 PM CDTReported via facebook.
05/23/20215:30 PM CDTEmergency manager reported power poles down near proctor. Likely tornado damage. Time estimated.
05/23/20215:30 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.50 inch wind near ILIFF
05/23/20215:20 PM CDTLandspout likely on boundary south of main mesocyclone.
05/23/20215:15 PM CDTPower poles and small tree branches blown down. Time estimated.
05/23/20215:11 PM CDTReport from mping: quarter
05/23/20215:00 PM CDTPower poles down on highway 61. Likely tornado damage. Exact location and time approximate.
05/23/20214:58 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 3 E ATWOOD
05/23/20214:19 PM CDTA local report indicates 64 MPH wind near 1 ENE LIMON
05/23/20214:15 PM CDTA local report indicates a tornado near 3 S FREMONT BUTTE
05/23/20213:57 PM CDTOn ground for about 5 minutes. Multiple reports from the spotternetwork... Law enforcement... Twitter.
05/23/20213:53 PM CDTBrief touchdown - noted by dust swirl on the ground beneath a funnel
05/23/20213:25 PM CDTFacing wnw.
05/23/20213:25 PM CDTPreliminary.
05/23/20213:01 PM CDTA local report indicates a tornado near 9 SE COTTONWOOD VALLEY
05/23/20217:50 AM CDT At 1249 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Truckton, or 33 miles east of Colorado Springs, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Simla, Kutch and Matheson.
05/23/20217:44 AM CDT At 1243 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Truckton, or 33 miles east of Colorado Springs, moving north at 50 mph. Tornado Warning, radar indicated, remains in effect for eastern El Paso County as well. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ramah, Truckton, Yoder and Rush.
05/23/20217:12 AM CDT At 1211 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pueblo Depot, or 11 miles northeast of Pueblo, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Truckton and Pueblo Depot.
05/23/20213:13 AM CDT At 813 PM MDT/913 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles south of Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area to 13 miles north of Ruleton, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Bird City and McDonald.
05/23/20212:50 AM CDT At 750 PM MDT/850 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles east of Bonny Reservoir to 13 miles southwest of Cheyenne Wells, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Weskan, Sharon Springs and Wallace.This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 35. Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 431 and 450. Highway 385 between mile markers 136 and 206, and near mile marker211.
05/23/20212:46 AM CDT At 745 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sweetwater Reservoir, or 23 miles north of Lamar, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Eads, Neeoshe Reservoir, McClave, Sweetwater Reservoir, Hasty, Neegronda Reservoir, John Martin Reservoir, Fort Lyon and Caddoa.
05/23/20212:10 AM CDT At 710 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles north of Bethune to 9 miles south of Kit Carson, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Severe thunderstorms will be near... Bethune around 715 PM MDT. Burlington around 725 PM MDT.Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms includeCheyenne Wells.This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 419 and 450. Highway 385 between mile markers 140 and 204, and near mile marker211.
05/23/20212:09 AM CDT At 709 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hasty, or 22 miles west of Lamar, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Eads, Neeoshe Reservoir, McClave, Sweetwater Reservoir, Hasty, Neegronda Reservoir, John Martin Reservoir, Fort Lyon and Caddoa.
05/23/20211:49 AM CDT At 648 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of Sweetwater Reservoir, or 27 miles northwest of Lamar, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Eads.
05/23/20211:36 AM CDT At 636 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of Stratton, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Stratton around 645 PM MDT. Bethune around 655 PM MDT.This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 413 and 437. Highway 385 between mile markers 186 and 206, and near mile marker211.
05/23/20211:18 AM CDT At 618 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Big Springs to near Amherst, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ogallala, Big Springs, Brule, Venango, Barton, Lemoyne, Roscoe, Kingsley Dam, Eagle Gulch Campground, Brandon, Megeath, Lake View Campground, Wild Horse Spring and Goldeneye State Wildlife Management Area.This includes the following highways... Highway 61 between mile markers 71 and 108. Highway 92 between mile markers 129 and 138. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 95 and 136.
05/23/202112:59 AM CDT At 559 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles south of Seibert, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Vona and Stratton.This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 403 and424.
05/23/202112:57 AM CDT At 557 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles southwest of Highland Center to 16 miles south of Yuma, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Eckley.
05/23/202112:26 AM CDT At 526 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles south of St Petersburg to 13 miles south of Otis, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Yuma and Eckley.
05/23/202112:13 AM CDT At 512 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Otis, or 12 miles southwest of Yuma, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Otis, Arickaree School, Cope, Highland Center, Lone Star and Burdett.
05/23/202112:01 AM CDT At 500 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northeast of Boyero, or 17 miles south of Flagler, moving north at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Flagler around 520 PM MDT.Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm includeSeibert.People attending Flagler School should seek safe shelter immediately!This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 394 and411.
05/22/202111:22 PM CDT At 420 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Proctor, or 15 miles northeast of Sterling, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Sidney, Lodgepole, Colton, Sunol and Sidney Airport. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 58 and76.
05/22/202110:14 PM CDT At 313 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Agate, or 14 miles north of Limon, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Limon, Woodlin School, Cottonwood Valley, Last Chance and Woodrow.
05/22/20219:44 PM CDT At 244 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of Woodrow, or 21 miles southwest of Akron, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Akron, Woodrow and Midway.
05/22/20219:40 PM CDTCaller reported hail ranging from nickel to quarter in size. Time estimated from radar.
05/22/20218:52 PM CDTReport of lots of half inch to quarter size hail.
05/22/20218:24 PM CDT At 123 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of Matheson, or 11 miles southwest of Limon, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Limon, Agate and Matheson.
05/22/20218:19 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.75 inch wind near 3 W BETHUNE
05/22/20218:12 PM CDTReport from mping: quarter
05/22/20218:05 PM CDTDeputy reports 60-70mph wind gusts in town along with dime sized hail.
05/22/20217:45 PM CDTEstimated winds of 50-60 mph along with pea size hail.
05/22/20217:45 PM CDTKake storm chaser reports golf ball sized hail at county road g and county road 32.

Cities Impacted by Hail Map on May 23, 2021

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