WeatherFanatics: Colorado Hail Storms Produce "Winter" in August

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Colorado Hail Storms Produce "Winter" in August

August 23,2013

This radar image illustrates the hail reported Thursday night in Colorado. Some hailstones were as large as 2.7 inches in diameter.

Strong to severe thunderstorms pushed through the Colorado Springs, Denver and Pueblo areas on Thursday night, dropping such an enormous amount of hail that it resembled snowfall.
For the most part, the hailstones were below-severe limits, measuring no more than a dime to a nickel in size. However, larger, severe-size hailstones were reported during the event. The National Weather Service in Boulder, Colo. received a report of golf ball size hail in Jefferson County.
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In addition to copious amounts of hail, heavy rain fell, at times coming down at rates of 2.66 inches within one hour. Due to the heavy rain, flash flood warnings were issued throughout the area.
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Below are pictures of the Colorado hail from throughout social media.

Shawn Reynolds @WCL_Shawn