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Montezuma County, CO hail & severe wind history
19 storm reports on file for Montezuma County between 2010-10-07 and 2025-09-11 — 7 hail and 12 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 1.2 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
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19 of 19 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Montezuma County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 16:45 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 0 mi N of (Cez)Cortez Arpt | At approximately 5:47PM MDT the KCEZ ASOS at Cortez-Montezuma County Airport recorded a wind gust to 60 mph, with other nearby gusts recording 45-55 mph. There was a thunderstorm nearby at the time, marking this as a thunderstorm wind gust. No reports of damages, injuries, or fatalities were received in association wi… |
| 2024-06-14 12:00 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of (Cez)Cortez Arpt | With the increased monsoonal moisture at midlevels, scattered showers and thunderstorms built on the higher terrain near Cortez. Dry surface levels acted to enhance outflow winds as storms moved overhead. These storms eventually moved over Cortez, they produced gusts to 58 mph at the KCEZ ASOS at Cortez-Montezuma Airp… |
| 2023-08-02 17:44 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 0 mi N of (Cez)Cortez Arpt | A peak wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Cortez Municipal Airport. |
| 2022-06-19 12:45 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 3.5 mi N of Mesa Verde Natl Park | Wind gusts around 60 mph were estimated by the Cooperative Observer in Mesa Verde National Park. |
| 2022-06-19 12:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 4.18 mi N of Mesa Verde Natl Park | Hail measured to be the size of quarters accumulated on the road in Mesa Verde National Park. The accumulation was estimated to be 6 inches deep. The hail dimpled at least two vehicles. |
| 2022-03-04 14:08 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of (Cez)Cortez Arpt | A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Cortez Municipal Airport. |
| 2021-08-16 01:13 | Wind | 62 kt 71 mph | 0 mi N of (Cez)Cortez Arpt | A peak wind gust of 71 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Cortez Municipal Airport. |
| 2021-05-31 10:35 | Hail | 1" quarter | 7.05 mi SE of Stoner | A severe thunderstorm produced large hail measured to be the size of quarters southeast of Stoner. |
| 2020-06-06 09:50 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.44 mi NW of Dolores | A severe thunderstorm produced large hail measured to be the size of quarters west-northwest of Dolores. |
| 2020-06-05 16:18 | Wind | 57 kt 66 mph | 0 mi N of (Cez)Cortez Arpt | A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Cortez Municipal Airport. |
| 2019-05-26 14:53 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 0 mi N of (Cez)Cortez Arpt | The automated weather station at the Cortez-Montezuma Airport measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph from outflow winds associated with a strong thunderstorm. |
| 2015-05-19 14:30 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 5.99 mi SE of Dolores | An intense thunderstorm produced strong outflow winds which destroyed a farm shed at a location between Mancos and Cortez. |
| 2013-10-03 17:00 | Wind | 75 kt 86 mph | 1.23 mi W of Arriola | Strong outflow winds from a thunderstorm combined with winds associated with a nearby cold front to produce extensive damage on several farms within about a two-mile radius of the location with the heaviest damage. At the location with the strongest estimated winds, a metal barn was destroyed and a wind turbine that w… |
| 2013-09-17 17:35 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.15 mi NW of Yellow Jacket | The hail damaged gardens and orchards as it was accompanied by 50 mph winds which snapped off 4 inch diameter tree limbs. |
| 2013-08-10 13:01 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 0 mi N of (Cez)Cortez Arpt | No narrative filed · source: ASOS |
| 2012-07-12 15:00 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 0 mi N of Mesa Verde Natl Park | Heavy rainfall was reported over Mesa Verde National Park with hail to the size of nickles reported on Weathering Mesa. |
| 2011-07-18 19:53 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 2 mi NE of Towaoc | Outflow winds from a thunderstorm resulted in violent shaking of a mobile home. No damage was reported. |
| 2010-10-07 14:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | 5.83 mi WSW of Arriola | One-inch diameter hail tore a lot of leaves off trees. |
| 2010-10-07 17:45 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 2.92 mi WNW of Dolores | Hail the size of ping pong balls pelted the area near the Anasazi Heritage Center. |
Worst storm days in Montezuma County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-07 | 2 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2022-06-19 | 2 | 1" (quarter) | 60 mph |
| 2021-05-31 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2020-06-06 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2013-09-17 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2012-07-12 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) | — |
| 2025-09-11 | 1 | — | 60 mph |
| 2024-06-14 | 1 | — | 58 mph |
| 2023-08-02 | 1 | — | 62 mph |
| 2022-03-04 | 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 Montezuma County?
Across 12 years of records, June produced the most reports (5), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 1 | 5.3% |
| April | 0 | 0.0% |
| May | 3 | 15.8% |
| June | 5 | 26.3% |
| July | 2 | 10.5% |
| August | 3 | 15.8% |
| September | 2 | 10.5% |
| October | 3 | 15.8% |
| 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 8083). 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.