Bent County, CO hail & severe wind history
86 storm reports on file for Bent County between 2010-04-22 and 2025-08-04 — 69 hail and 17 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 5.4 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
Hail reports
69
4.3 per year
Largest hail
2.75"
baseball size · 2023-07-06
Strongest gust
75 mph
65 kt · 2016-06-25
Reported damage
$26K
property + crop, as filed
Storm days
46
distinct days with a report
Busiest year
2017
11 reports
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86 of 86 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Bent County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-04 15:30 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 5.55 mi S of Caddoa | Hail measured to 1.25 inches fell in eastern Bent County. |
| 2025-08-04 15:31 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 6.93 mi S of Caddoa | Hail measured to 1.5 inches fell in eastern Bent County. |
| 2025-08-04 15:31 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 6.24 mi S of Caddoa | Hail measured to 1.5 inches fell in eastern Las Animas County. |
| 2025-08-04 16:06 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 6.88 mi SW of Caddoa | Hail measured to 2 inches fell in central Bent County. |
| 2025-07-11 19:48 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 0 mi N of Las Animas | Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1.25 inches occurred in Bent County. |
| 2024-07-03 04:25 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.52 mi S of Hasty | Large tree limbs blown down with minor damage to camping trailers from limb impalement. |
| 2024-05-30 18:35 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | .54 mi W of Las Animas | A NWS employee reported hail the size of 1.25 inches in diameter. |
| 2024-05-28 16:33 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 2.18 mi W of Las Animas | A trained spotter reported hail of 1.5 inches in diameter. |
| 2024-05-28 16:38 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 1.09 mi W of Las Animas | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail, with a few bigger stones estimated at 1.5 inches in diameter. |
| 2024-05-28 16:55 | Hail | 1" quarter | 26.28 mi S of Las Animas | A public source reported hail of 1 inch in diameter. |
| 2024-05-28 16:55 | Hail | 1" quarter | .54 mi W of Ft Lyon | A public source located on County Road 14, north of Highway 50, reported hail of 1 inch in diameter. |
| 2023-07-20 17:18 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 2.14 mi NNE of Las Animas | Estimated Winds. |
| 2023-07-06 22:15 | Hail | 2.75" baseball | .69 mi N of Hasty | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2023-07-06 22:19 | Hail | 2.5" tennis ball | .88 mi SE of Hasty | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2023-07-06 22:20 | Hail | 2.75" baseball | 3.05 mi WSW of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2023-07-06 22:39 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 2.8 mi ENE of Hasty | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2023-07-05 20:37 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.09 mi W of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2023-07-05 21:05 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | 1.09 mi W of Las Animas | Window on northside of the house blew out due to wind and hail. |
| 2023-06-23 14:08 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.09 mi W of Las Animas | Small limb damage also reported. |
| 2023-06-23 15:13 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | .54 mi W of Caddoa | Reported by an NWS Employee, with the time estimated with radar. |
| 2023-06-15 11:07 | Hail | 2.5" tennis ball | 0 mi N of Ft Lyon | Reported by Law Enforcement. |
| 2022-08-07 16:14 | Wind | 60 kt 69 mph | 2.14 mi SE of Mc Clave | Structure thrown onto road. |
| 2022-06-07 15:41 | Hail | 1" quarter | .54 mi W of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2022-06-07 17:28 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.48 mi SSE of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2022-06-07 17:45 | Hail | 2.75" baseball | 10.79 mi NNW of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2022-06-07 17:51 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .54 mi W of Ft Lyon | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2022-06-07 18:05 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .54 mi W of Ft Lyon | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2022-06-03 16:12 | Hail | 1" quarter | 1.09 mi W of Las Animas | Spotter reported one-inch hail. |
| 2022-06-03 16:22 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Las Animas | Local Law Enforcement reported one-inch hail. |
| 2022-05-01 16:24 | Hail | 1" quarter | 4.33 mi ENE of Ft Lyon | Trained spotter reported one inch hail with the severe storm that moved through the Fort Lyon area. |
| 2022-05-01 16:25 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.26 mi E of Ft Lyon | Quarter size hail along Highway 50, just east of Fort Lyon. |
| 2021-05-14 18:26 | Hail | 2" hen egg | .88 mi SW of Ft Lyon | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2021-05-14 18:26 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 1.77 mi WSW of Ft Lyon | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2021-05-14 18:35 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 0 mi N of Ft Lyon | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2021-05-14 18:41 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 4.15 mi S of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2021-05-14 18:54 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 3.88 mi SE of Caddoa | Power pole blown down 4 miles southeast Caddoa. |
| 2020-07-03 15:32 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Hasty | Near Hasty. |
| 2019-05-26 14:10 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 0 mi N of Hasty | Large hail reported by trained SKYWARN spotter in Hasty, CO. |
| 2019-05-26 14:15 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 1.77 mi ENE of Hasty | Large hail reported by storm chaser east of Hasty, CO. |
| 2019-05-26 14:15 | Hail | 1" quarter | .69 mi N of Hasty | Large hail reported by trained SKYWARN spotter north of Hasty, CO. |
| 2019-05-26 14:17 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 1.77 mi ENE of Hasty | Large hail reported by storm chaser north of Hasty, CO. |
| 2018-06-28 15:32 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.09 mi W of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2018-05-18 17:10 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Hasty | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-09-30 15:28 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 1.09 mi W of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-09-30 15:34 | Hail | 0.75" penny | .54 mi W of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-08-10 17:35 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Hasty | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-08-10 17:38 | Hail | 2.75" baseball | 0 mi N of Hasty | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-07-28 20:25 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | .54 mi W of Las Animas | A few trees and many tree limbs were downed in Las Animas. |
| 2017-07-16 17:28 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 1.48 mi SSE of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-06-29 16:46 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 8.46 mi NE of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2017-06-29 18:25 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.14 mi NNE of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-05-27 15:42 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 2.81 mi WSW of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-05-27 15:55 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 1.09 mi W of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2017-05-27 15:55 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.09 mi W of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2016-07-17 17:00 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 3.88 mi SE of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2016-07-17 17:15 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2016-07-17 17:20 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 0 mi N of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2016-06-25 17:34 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 1 mi NE of Las Animas | Large cottonwood trees, taller than 25 feet, were uprooted at the Las Animas golf course. |
| 2016-05-31 22:06 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 1.09 mi W of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2015-08-07 14:07 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | 24 mi SSW of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2015-05-09 14:13 | Hail | 0.75" penny | 4.7 mi SW of Hasty | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2015-05-06 17:55 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 4.33 mi ESE of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Emergency Manager |
| 2014-06-05 19:09 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 8.27 mi NNE of Ft Lyon | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2014-06-05 19:19 | Hail | 2.75" baseball | .69 mi N of Hasty | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2014-06-05 19:31 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.07 mi N of Hasty | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2014-06-05 20:06 | Hail | 2" hen egg | 3.5 mi S of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2013-07-10 16:36 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Ft Lyon | No narrative filed · source: Fire Department/Rescue |
| 2011-08-11 18:05 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 4.7 mi SW of Hasty | Several trees were uprooted at the John Martin Reservoir. |
| 2011-07-07 17:21 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 20.79 mi S of Las Animas | No known damage. |
| 2011-07-06 20:08 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 7.38 mi ESE of Mc Clave | A roof was partially ripped off a barn. |
| 2011-06-17 19:28 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 0 mi N of Las Animas | Two power poles were snapped off. |
| 2011-06-17 19:43 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.17 mi W of Hasty | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2011-06-17 19:52 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | .69 mi S of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2011-06-11 13:25 | Hail | 1" quarter | 12.44 mi S of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser |
| 2011-06-01 14:30 | Hail | 1" quarter | 0 mi N of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2011-06-01 14:48 | Hail | 1" quarter | 8.16 mi W of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2010-07-23 15:20 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 1.38 mi S of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2010-07-23 15:23 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 0 mi N of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2010-07-20 18:20 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 19.35 mi S of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2010-07-06 17:00 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 3.87 mi ESE of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2010-06-11 17:55 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 0 mi N of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2010-06-11 18:06 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 0 mi N of Las Animas | No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement |
| 2010-05-26 13:25 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 6.5 mi NE of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2010-05-18 19:20 | Hail | 1" quarter | 6.71 mi NE of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2010-05-18 19:23 | Hail | 1" quarter | 7.91 mi NE of Mc Clave | No narrative filed · source: Public |
| 2010-04-22 12:02 | Hail | 1.25" half dollar | .88 mi NE of Ft Lyon | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
Worst storm days in Bent County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-07 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2021-05-14 | 5 | 2" (hen egg) | 60 mph |
| 2023-07-06 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2014-06-05 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2025-08-04 | 4 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2024-05-28 | 4 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2019-05-26 | 4 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
| 2016-07-17 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2011-06-17 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 60 mph |
| 2017-05-27 | 3 | 0.88" (nickel) | 60 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.
Notable large-hail events (2" and up)
| Date | Size | Near | What was reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-04 | 2" hen egg | 6.88 mi SW of Caddoa | Hail measured to 2 inches fell in central Bent County. |
| 2023-07-06 | 2.75" baseball | .69 mi N of Hasty | No narrative filed |
| 2023-07-06 | 2.5" tennis ball | .88 mi SE of Hasty | No narrative filed |
| 2023-07-06 | 2.75" baseball | 3.05 mi WSW of Mc Clave | No narrative filed |
| 2023-07-06 | 2" hen egg | 2.8 mi ENE of Hasty | No narrative filed |
| 2023-06-15 | 2.5" tennis ball | 0 mi N of Ft Lyon | Reported by Law Enforcement. |
| 2022-06-07 | 2.75" baseball | 10.79 mi NNW of Las Animas | No narrative filed |
| 2021-05-14 | 2" hen egg | .88 mi SW of Ft Lyon | No narrative filed |
When does hail hit Bent County?
Across 15 years of records, May produced the most reports (26), 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 | 1.2% |
| May | 26 | 30.2% |
| June | 26 | 30.2% |
| July | 22 | 25.6% |
| August | 9 | 10.5% |
| September | 2 | 2.3% |
| 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 8011). 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.