Hail in Prowers County, Colorado

Hail in Prowers County, Colorado: 366 recorded events between 1958 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3.75. That places the county #205 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Prowers County is the 2000s, when 105 of the county's 366 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 Prowers County archive, hail makes up 53.2% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #205 for this hazard and #18 within Colorado, putting it in the 93.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Prowers County with 129 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 178
• Tornado 88

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many hail events are on record in Prowers County, Colorado?

366 hail events are recorded in Prowers County between 1958 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Prowers County?

The strongest hail on record in Prowers County measured 3.75.

Where does the hail data for Prowers 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.