Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Crowley County, Colorado recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 50 hail reports with hail up to 2.25", among 92 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 42 high-wind reports with gusts up to 70 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 703 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong winds produced by decaying thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Sugar City to 6 miles west of Cheraw to near Swink. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 407 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southeast of Hanover, or 21 miles northeast of Pueblo Airport, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and brief heavy rain. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 331 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Blue Lake to near Cheraw to 12 miles west of Delhi. Movement was south at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 331 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles north of Boone to near Pueblo Depot to 8 miles northwest of Pueblo West. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph, pea size hail and torrential rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 529 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles north of Crowley, or 33 miles east of Pueblo Airport, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Heavy rain, wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ordway and Sugar City.”
“At 446 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles south of Truckton, or 25 miles northeast of Pueblo Airport, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Heavy rain, wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 851 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Wild Horse Point, or 38 miles north of La Junta, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 1038 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Blende to 11 miles south of Fowler. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Heavy rain, wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 536 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rocky Ford, or 9 miles northwest of La Junta, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and brief hail up to half inch. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 649 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Manzanola, or 15 miles northwest of La Junta. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Manzanola.”
“At 445 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Forder, or 42 miles north of La Junta, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 521 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Wild Horse Point to near Arlington to 8 miles west of Blue Lake. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 328 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pueblo Depot to Blende to 11 miles south of Salt Creek. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 240 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Truckton, or 28 miles northeast of Pueblo Airport, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Truckton.”
“At 147 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Manzanola, or 19 miles northwest of La Junta, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 549 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Boone, or 21 miles east of Pueblo Airport, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Olney Springs.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 758 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sugar City, or 17 miles north of La Junta, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Sugar City.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1227 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles south of Truckton to 7 miles northeast of Boone to near Avondale. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1139 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pueblo Airport, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pueblo Depot.”
“At 943 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pueblo Depot, or 9 miles east of Pueblo Airport, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 2.25"
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 537 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sugar City, or 19 miles north of La Junta, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... North La Junta, Ordway, Sugar City, and Cheraw.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 356 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong wind producing thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles south of Fowler to 7 miles southwest of Rocky Ford to 8 miles east of Timpas. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Blowing dust could reduce visibility down to a mile.”
“At 100 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Rocky Ford, or 16 miles west of La Junta, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... La Junta, North La Junta, Rocky Ford, Ordway, Swink, Manzanola, Cheraw, Crowley, and Timpas.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 745 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles south of Wild Horse Point to 8 miles northeast of Sugar City. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and brief pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 517 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking high based thunderstorms capable of producing strong outflow winds along a line extending from 13 miles east of Pueblo Depot to near Boone. Movement was east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Fowler, Olney Springs, Boone, and Crowley.”
“At 430 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Truckton, or 30 miles northeast of Pueblo Airport, moving south at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Truckton and Rush.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 157 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles north of Ordway to near Sugar City to 7 miles southwest of Blue Lake. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 133 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of Pueblo Depot, or 20 miles northeast of Pueblo Airport, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 217 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cheraw, or 8 miles northeast of North La Junta, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... North La Junta, Cheraw, and Blue Lake.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 409 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Olney Springs, or 27 miles east of Pueblo Airport, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 438 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Sugar City, or 27 miles north of La Junta, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 320 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Truckton to 15 miles northeast of Pueblo Depot to 11 miles northeast of Boone. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 325 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fowler, or 22 miles east of Pueblo Airport, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 60 to 70 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Colorado. WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles traveling on east-west roadways.”
“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 60 to 70 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Colorado. WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles traveling on east-west roadways.”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 60 to 70 mph possible. WHERE...Most of the southeast Colorado plains. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 7 PM MDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles traveling on east-west roadways.”
“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. The strongest winds will generally east of a line from eastern El Paso county to La Junta to Springfield. WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Colorado. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 7 PM MDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. WHERE...The southeast Colorado plains. WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Colorado including El Paso, Pueblo, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers and Baca Counties. WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the High Wind Warning, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Crowley, and Otero. WHEN...Until 7 PM MST this evening. IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Power outages will be possible.”
“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the High Wind Warning, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Crowley, and Otero. WHEN...Until 7 PM MST this evening. IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Power outages will be possible.”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Kiowa, Crowley, Otero, Eastern Las Animas, Bent, Prowers, and Baca Counties. WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines, leading to possible power outages. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile and light weight vehicles.”
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Pueblo, Eastern Fremont, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, and Baca counties. WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines, leading to possible power outages. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central and southeast Colorado. WHEN...From 7 AM to 6 PM MST Tuesday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust may reduce visibility to under a mile at times.”
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Eastern Fremont, Pueblo, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers and Baca Counties. WHEN...From 7 AM to 6 PM MST Tuesday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of Fremont, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers and Baca counties. Prowers and Baca Counties. WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible.”
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. WHERE...Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers and Baca Counties. WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. WHERE...A portion of southeast Colorado. WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 830 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking decaying thundershowers that are producing strong winds along a line extending from Colorado Springs to near Hanover to 7 miles northwest of Pueblo Depot. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 306 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fowler, or 21 miles southeast of Pueblo Airport, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Fowler and Olney Springs.”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 92 severe weather events in Crowley County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 50 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.25" recorded.
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