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Colorado saw record number of hail reports in 2023 water year

Nearly 800 reports of hail recorded in 2023

Colorado's Aug. 8 supercell thunderstorm produced two tornadoes and swept a wave of large to giant hail across the state, with numerous reports of 2 inch or larger hail stones. The storm also produced a new Colorado state record hail stone with a diameter of 5.25 inches. (Photo by Dan Fitts).
Colorado’s Aug. 8 supercell thunderstorm produced two tornadoes and swept a wave of large to giant hail across the state, with numerous reports of 2 inch or larger hail stones. The storm also produced a new Colorado state record hail stone with a diameter of 5.25 inches. (Photo by Dan Fitts).
By | The Denver Post
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Colorado saw nearly 800 reports of hail over an inch, and hail reports at every inch mark from one to four inches set a record in 2023, according to the report.
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