566
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$11K
Property damage
Hail in Lincoln County, Colorado: 566 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #62 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lincoln County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lincoln County is the 2000s, when 178 of the county's 566 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 Lincoln County archive, hail makes up 65.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #62 for this hazard and #8 within Colorado, putting it in the 98.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Lincoln County with 188 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 20, 2025 | PUNKIN CENTER | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 24, 2025 | ARRIBA | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 24, 2025 | SHAW | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | KARVAL | 3.3 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | PUNKIN CENTER | 3 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | PUNKIN CENTER | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | PUNKIN CENTER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | PUNKIN CENTER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | KARVAL | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | KARVAL | 2.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lincoln County
- Thunderstorm Wind 152
- Tornado 115
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Intense thunderstorm winds, heavy rain and golfball size hail hammered portions of eastern Elbert and northern Lincoln Counties. Microburst winds blew a semi-truck on its side and several cars were pushed to the side of the road. A 9-hr old boy was injured when he was picked up and blown into a ditch. Several utility poles were snapped and power lines downed along I-70 near Highway 86 causing scattered outages. Big Sandy Run jumped its banks and covered a portion of the interstate with 4 feet of water as up to 4 inches of rain reportedly fell in the area. As a result, I-70 was closed until the water receded and the damage was cleared. Windows were reportedly blown out or broken by strong winds and golfball size hail in Limon and the vicinity.
A severe thunderstorm rumbled across southwest Lincoln County, dropping hail up to ping pong-ball size and producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph (61 knots). The hail damaged corn and alfalfa crops. Winds blew the sheet metal off an outbuilding southwest of Limon.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lincoln County, Colorado?
566 hail events are recorded in Lincoln County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lincoln County?
The strongest hail on record in Lincoln County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/lincoln-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.