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Dolores County, CO hail & severe wind history
6 storm reports on file for Dolores County between 2013-09-22 and 2025-09-11 — 3 hail and 3 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 0.5 reports a year, and Jun 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).
6 of 6 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Dolores County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 17:25 | Wind | 61 kt 70 mph | 13.72 mi SW of Dunton | The NWS Incident Meteorologist on the Stoner Mesa fire reported snapped trees and uprooted cottonwood trees along Colorado State Route 38 near the Mavreeso Campground. No direct measurement of the winds was recorded, therefore the wind for this entry was estimated. This was the only reported damage, and there were no… |
| 2025-06-03 12:45 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 10.28 mi WSW of Cahone | A severe thunderstorm tracked southeast from 11 miles southwest of Dove Creek from eastern San Juan County, Utah through west-central Dolores County and into northwestern Montezuma County in Colorado. This storm produced hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter, which fell over southwest Dolores county along the county roads… |
| 2020-06-05 16:45 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 5.34 mi WNW of Cahone | A resident west-northwest of Cahone estimated a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| 2020-06-05 16:54 | Wind | 51 kt 59 mph | 7.11 mi WNW of Dove Creek | A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured by the Dove Creek automated weather station. |
| 2013-09-22 12:30 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 3.5 mi N of Dove Creek | Ping pong ball sized hail was observed at intersection of Highway 141 and County Road E. |
| 2013-09-22 13:14 | Hail | 1.5" ping pong | 3.43 mi NW of Dove Creek | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
Worst storm days in Dolores County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-22 | 2 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2020-06-05 | 2 | — | 60 mph |
| 2025-06-03 | 1 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2025-09-11 | 1 | — | 70 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 Dolores County?
Across 3 years of records, June produced the most reports (3), 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 | 50.0% |
| July | 0 | 0.0% |
| August | 0 | 0.0% |
| September | 3 | 50.0% |
| 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 8033). 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.