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Rio Blanco County, CO hail & severe wind history
27 storm reports on file for Rio Blanco County between 2011-06-28 and 2025-09-11 — 4 hail and 23 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 1.8 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
Hail reports
4
0.3 per year
Largest hail
1.75"
golf ball size · 2017-07-20
Strongest gust
86 mph
75 kt · 2020-06-06
Reported damage
$100K
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
23
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2020
7 reports
Search every Rio Blanco County report
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27 of 27 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Rio Blanco County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 15:35 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | At approximately 4:48 PM MDT, the KEEO ASOS at Meeker Airport recorded a gust to 58 mph in association with a nearby thunderstorm. Other gusts in the area ranged from 45 mph to 55 mph. No reports of damages, fatalities, or injuries were received in association with this event. |
| 2024-09-17 08:00 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was measured at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport at 823 MST. |
| 2024-07-19 14:30 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | A round of showers and thunderstorms tracked across central Rio Blanco county, producing wind gusts ranging from 45 to 60 mph. The peak recorded gust was 58 mph, and this was recorded at KEEO ASOS, located at Meeker Airport. No reports of damages or injuries were received. |
| 2024-06-28 15:30 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 8 mi SSW of Meeker | Report received of penny size hail 8 miles south-southwest of Meeker. Video of Highway 13 shows the road covered in hail after the storm moved through. |
| 2023-08-02 19:23 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 20.33 mi ESE of Rangely Arpt | A peak wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by an automated weather station 18 miles southeast of Massadona. |
| 2023-05-25 15:05 | Hail | 1" quarter | .87 mi NW of Rangely | Hail estimated to be one inch in diameter fell near Rangely. |
| 2022-07-28 18:53 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | A peak wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport. |
| 2022-06-19 13:25 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | .87 mi SW of Meeker Arpt | A peak wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport. |
| 2021-09-11 16:20 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | A peak wind gust of 75 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker-Coulter Field Airport. |
| 2021-09-11 16:23 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 20.33 mi ESE of Rangely Arpt | A peak wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by the Pinto automated weather station 18 miles southeast of Massadona. |
| 2021-08-06 18:53 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport. |
| 2020-07-13 15:20 | Wind | 57 kt 66 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport. |
| 2020-06-25 15:23 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 20.33 mi ESE of Rangely Arpt | A peak wind gust of 65 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Pinto RAWS site. |
| 2020-06-06 11:15 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 12.04 mi SSW of Rangely | A peak wind gust of 58 mph was measured by the Dragon Road automated weather station. |
| 2020-06-06 12:02 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | A peak wind gust of 69 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport. |
| 2020-06-06 12:57 | Wind | 75 kt 86 mph | 13.08 mi ENE of Buford | A peak wind gust of 86 mph was measured by the Dead Horse automated weather station. |
| 2020-06-05 20:12 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | A peak wind gust of 70 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport. |
| 2020-05-02 12:45 | Hail | 1" quarter | 16.56 mi WNW of Rio Blanco | A severe thunderstorm produced large hail estimated to be the size of quarters southwest of Meeker. |
| 2019-09-17 11:34 | Wind | 55 kt 63 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | The automated weather station at the Meeker Airport measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph as a severe thunderstorm moved through the area. |
| 2019-09-08 11:15 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 0 mi N of Rangely Arpt | The automated weather station at the Rangely Airport measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved across the area. |
| 2019-09-08 12:23 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | 20.33 mi ESE of Rangely Arpt | An automated weather station 18 miles southeast of Massadona measured a peak wind gust of 69 mph as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved across the area. |
| 2019-06-20 13:30 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 0 mi N of Meeker Arpt | The automated weather station at the Meeker Airport recorded wind gusts up to 58 mph as a strong thunderstorm moved through. |
| 2017-09-14 15:15 | Wind | 58 kt 67 mph | 20.33 mi ESE of Rangely Arpt | A peak thunderstorm wind gust of 67 mph was measured by the Pinto RAWS automated weather station between Rangely and Meeker. |
| 2017-07-20 13:17 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 21.98 mi ESE of Rangely Arpt | Land management personnel experienced golf-ball size hail. |
| 2012-09-01 17:23 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | 19.86 mi E of Rangely Arpt | Outflow wind from a passing thunderstorm produced a wind gust near 60 mph at the Pinto RAWS observation station in central Rio Blanco County. |
| 2011-07-13 16:10 | Wind | 53 kt 61 mph | .39 mi N of Meeker Arpt | Thunderstorm outflow winds of 61 mph were reported at the Meeker airport. |
| 2011-06-28 18:00 | Wind | 74 kt 85 mph | .44 mi SSE of Rangely | A microburst initially struck the ground about a quarter mile southwest of the Northwest Colorado Community College Campus and spread out generally to the northeast from that point. A significant portion of a roof on North Nichols Residence Hall was lifted up and blown completely over the structure. Debris from North… |
Worst storm days in Rio Blanco County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-06 | 3 | — | 86 mph |
| 2021-09-11 | 2 | — | 75 mph |
| 2019-09-08 | 2 | — | 69 mph |
| 2017-07-20 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2023-05-25 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2020-05-02 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2024-06-28 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) | — |
| 2025-09-11 | 1 | — | 58 mph |
| 2024-09-17 | 1 | — | 59 mph |
| 2024-07-19 | 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 Rio Blanco County?
Across 10 years of records, June produced the most reports (9), 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 | 2 | 7.4% |
| June | 9 | 33.3% |
| July | 5 | 18.5% |
| August | 2 | 7.4% |
| September | 9 | 33.3% |
| 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 8103). 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.