Hail in Elbert County, Colorado

Hail in Elbert County, Colorado: 557 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #67 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Elbert County is the 2010s, when 178 of the county's 557 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 Elbert County archive, hail makes up 69.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #67 for this hazard and #9 within Colorado, putting it in the 97.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Elbert County with 192 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.

• Tornado 127
• Thunderstorm Wind 91

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

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

557 hail events are recorded in Elbert County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Elbert County?

The strongest hail on record in Elbert County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Elbert 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.