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Delta County, CO hail & severe wind history
10 storm reports on file for Delta County between 2010-07-02 and 2023-08-23 — 0 hail and 10 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 0.7 reports a year, and Jul is the busiest month.
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Filter the full record below — pick a year, narrow to a month, or drag the hail-size slider to see only the storms big enough to dent a roof (1" and up is the usual threshold insurers care about).
10 of 10 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Delta County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-23 17:00 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 1.28 mi WNW of Orchard City | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph downed power lines and knocked over some trees 1 mile west-southwest of Eckert. |
| 2021-07-13 16:52 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 3.62 mi NNW of Hotchkiss | A peak wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by the automated Mesonet weather station 3 miles north-northwest of Hotchkiss. |
| 2020-07-29 16:15 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 0 mi N of Delta Arpt | A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Blake Field Airport in Delta. |
| 2020-06-26 17:44 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 13.14 mi NW of Roubideau | A peak wind gust of 63 mph was measured by an automated weather station 12 miles southeast of Whitewater. |
| 2020-06-25 12:54 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 13.14 mi NW of Roubideau | A peak wind gust of 62 mph was measured by an automated weather station 12 miles southeast of Whitewater. |
| 2020-06-06 10:59 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 4.88 mi W of Grand Mesa | Wind gusts estimated to be in the 70 to 75 mph range uprooted some very large trees and caused damage to cabins and vehicles. |
| 2018-10-04 09:50 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 3.62 mi NNW of Hotchkiss | An automated weather station three miles north-northwest of Hotchkiss recorded a peak wind gust of 70 MPH. |
| 2010-08-19 15:45 | Wind | 78 kt 90 mph | 2.86 mi NW of Lazear | A strong eastward-moving thunderstorm cell collapsed over central Delta County and produced damaging winds across portions of eastern Delta County. Measured wind speeds included 79 mph at a location 4 miles northwest of Hotchkiss and 90 mph at a location just under 3 miles southeast of Hotchkiss. The damage pach exten… |
| 2010-07-02 14:30 | Wind | 62 kt 71 mph | 3.8 mi NNW of Lazear | Strong winds snapped off several large tree branches in the area. |
| 2010-07-02 14:30 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | 1.48 mi NNW of Lazear | Three large cottonwood trees were blown down, a roof of a hayshed was torn off and blown 200 to 300 feet from the shed, and power lines were downed along highway 92 near the intersection with County Road 3050. |
Worst storm days in Delta County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-02 | 2 | — | 71 mph |
| 2023-08-23 | 1 | — | 70 mph |
| 2021-07-13 | 1 | — | 63 mph |
| 2020-07-29 | 1 | — | 59 mph |
| 2020-06-26 | 1 | — | 63 mph |
| 2020-06-25 | 1 | — | 62 mph |
| 2020-06-06 | 1 | — | 75 mph |
| 2018-10-04 | 1 | — | 70 mph |
| 2010-08-19 | 1 | — | 90 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 Delta County?
Across 5 years of records, July 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| May | 0 | 0.0% |
| June | 3 | 30.0% |
| July | 4 | 40.0% |
| August | 2 | 20.0% |
| September | 0 | 0.0% |
| October | 1 | 10.0% |
| 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 8029). 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.