40
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$76K
Property damage
Hail in La Plata County, Colorado: 40 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,420 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in La Plata County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in La Plata County is the 2010s, when 16 of the county's 40 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the La Plata County archive, hail makes up 15.6% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,420 for this hazard and #33 within Colorado, putting it in the 22.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Sep is the peak month for hail in La Plata County with 21 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | FALFA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | FALFA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2022 | VALLECITO | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2022 | OXFORD | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2022 | BAYFIELD | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 31, 2021 | DURANGO | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2019 | MARVEL | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 19, 2015 | (DRO)DURANGO/LAPLATA | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 24, 2015 | VALLECITO | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 22, 2013 | BAYFIELD | 2.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from La Plata County
- Flash Flood 64
- Heavy Rain 59
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A strong thunderstorm traveled southward across the Vallecito community and produced hailstones up to 1.25 diameter. A mallard duck was killed by the hail. The storm also produced heavy rainfall in the Vallecito area with a CoCoRaHS observer's report of 0.74 of an inch. A wind gust of 45 mph was measured at the La Plata County Airport as the storm collapsed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in La Plata County, Colorado?
40 hail events are recorded in La Plata County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in La Plata County?
The strongest hail on record in La Plata County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for La Plata County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in La Plata County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/la-plata-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.