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Archuleta County, CO hail & severe wind history
8 storm reports on file for Archuleta County between 2010-08-24 and 2020-05-11 — 4 hail and 4 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 0.7 reports a year, and Sep is the busiest month.
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8 of 8 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Archuleta County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-11 17:15 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | .88 mi NW of Pagosa Spgs Arpt | The automated weather station at the Stevens Field Airport in Pagosa Springs recorded a peak wind gust of 59 MPH from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2016-08-20 15:25 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Pagosa Spgs Arpt | Quarter-sized hail was observed at Stevens Field Airport. |
| 2014-09-29 11:30 | Wind | 75 kt 86 mph | 3.85 mi E of Pagosa Spgs | Hundreds of trees were blown down by thunderstorm outflow winds in the San Juan National Forest, including a large area near County Road 302 in eastern Archuleta County. Live trees up to 3 feet in diameter were snapped off like toothpicks. |
| 2014-09-29 12:00 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 3.85 mi E of Pagosa Spgs | Golfball sized hail was reported by several members of the public just east of Pagosa Springs in a sparsely populated location. Some damage occurred to vehicles. |
| 2013-09-22 14:10 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 15.33 mi NNW of Arboles | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2012-04-15 19:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | .96 mi E of Pagosa Spgs | Large hail was reported and photographed by a person who also reported some graupel, wet snow and a little rain from the same storm cell. |
| 2010-09-23 00:30 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.24 mi N of Pagosa Spgs Arpt | Strong thunderstorm outflow winds flipped over two trailers, a flat bed trailer and a utility trailer, as well as some mature pine trees in the vicinity of Stevens Field Airport near Pagosa Springs. The AWOS at the airport measured gusts to 58 mph. There were no known eyewitnesses to this damaging wind event since it… |
| 2010-08-24 18:30 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 2.9 mi SW of Pagosa Spgs Arpt | Thunderstorm wind gusts toppled a tree near Pagosa Springs, damaging the roof of a house. |
Worst storm days in Archuleta County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-29 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 86 mph |
| 2013-09-22 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2016-08-20 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2012-04-15 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2020-05-11 | 1 | — | 59 mph |
| 2010-09-23 | 1 | — | 58 mph |
| 2010-08-24 | 1 | — | 58 mph |
Reports by year
Report counts are driven partly by how many people were around to report a storm, so recent years tend to look busier than the early 2010s. Treat the trend as a reporting trend, not purely a weather trend.
When does hail hit Archuleta County?
Across 6 years of records, September produced the most reports (4), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 0 | 0.0% |
| April | 1 | 12.5% |
| May | 1 | 12.5% |
| June | 0 | 0.0% |
| July | 0 | 0.0% |
| August | 2 | 25.0% |
| September | 4 | 50.0% |
| October | 0 | 0.0% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
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About these numbers
Every row above is a report filed with the National Weather Service and archived in the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (FIPS 8007). Reports are eyewitness, trained-spotter and damage-survey observations, so they cluster near roads and towns and miss storms over empty country. Hail sizes are estimates. Damage figures are preliminary as filed and are never revised in this archive. Use this page for background, not for an insurance claim, a legal filing, or a roof assessment — for those, get the official record from NOAA directly.