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Chaffee County, CO hail & severe wind history
8 storm reports on file for Chaffee County between 2011-06-30 and 2023-07-17 — 5 hail and 3 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 0.6 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
Search every Chaffee County report
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).
8 of 8 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Chaffee County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-17 15:30 | Wind | 50 kt 58 mph | 1.38 mi S of (S29)Alexander Fld S | No narrative filed · source: AWOS |
| 2022-05-29 16:35 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 1.38 mi S of (S29)Alexander Fld S | Salida airport. |
| 2016-06-05 20:21 | Hail | 1.75" golf ball | 3.2 mi NNW of Brown Canon | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2016-06-05 20:25 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.51 mi NW of Brown Canon | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2016-06-05 20:36 | Hail | 1" quarter | 3.52 mi WNW of Brown Canon | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2014-07-14 16:06 | Hail | 0.88" nickel | 2.97 mi NNW of Brown Canon | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2013-07-24 12:00 | Hail | 1" quarter | 2.13 mi SE of Salida | No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter |
| 2011-06-30 12:14 | Wind | 54 kt 62 mph | 1.48 mi SSW of Buena Vista | No narrative filed · source: AWOS |
Worst storm days in Chaffee County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-05 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2013-07-24 | 1 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2014-07-14 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) | — |
| 2023-07-17 | 1 | — | 58 mph |
| 2022-05-29 | 1 | — | 59 mph |
| 2011-06-30 | 1 | — | 62 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 Chaffee County?
Across 6 years of records, June 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 | 1 | 12.5% |
| June | 4 | 50.0% |
| July | 3 | 37.5% |
| August | 0 | 0.0% |
| September | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 8015). 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.