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Pitkin County, CO hail & severe wind history
3 storm reports on file for Pitkin County between 2012-07-21 and 2025-05-29 — 0 hail and 3 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 0.2 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
Search every Pitkin 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).
3 of 3 reports match.
Reports by month for the current filter — the shape of Pitkin County’s storm season.
| Date | Type | Size / gust | Nearest location | Report detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 12:55 | Wind | 65 kt 75 mph | 3.19 mi NW of Snowmass | The Colorado Department of Transportation mesonet site 082w023 Basalt-Holland Hills recorded a wind gust to 75 mph at 1:58 PM MDT. This gust was associated with ongoing afternoon thunderstorms over the adjacent higher terrain. No reports of injuries, damages, or fatalities were received. |
| 2020-06-06 13:09 | Wind | 56 kt 64 mph | 4.23 mi NW of Snowmass | Wind gusts estimated to be in the 60 to 65 mph range knocked over a large tree which blocked traffic in both directions on Emma Road near Mile Marker 3 on Colorado Highway 82. |
| 2012-07-21 16:00 | Wind | 52 kt 60 mph | 2.96 mi NNE of Redstone | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree at Avalanche Road near Redstone, blocking both lanes of Highway 133. |
Worst storm days in Pitkin County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | 1 | — | 75 mph |
| 2020-06-06 | 1 | — | 64 mph |
| 2012-07-21 | 1 | — | 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.
When does hail hit Pitkin County?
Across 3 years of records, May produced the most reports (1), 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 | 33.3% |
| June | 1 | 33.3% |
| July | 1 | 33.3% |
| 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 8097). 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.