Fountain hail storm history
El Paso County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Fountain, located in El Paso County on Colorado's Front Range, sits directly in a corridor where afternoon convective storms track northeast from the Rocky Mountains. This geographic position places the city in a zone of concentrated hail risk during the warm season, when atmospheric instability and wind shear favor the development of severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail.
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Hail risk in Fountain peaks from May through July, with a secondary risk window in April and August. Most significant hail events occur during afternoon and early evening hours between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Mountain Time, when solar heating strengthens convective storms moving off the high country toward the plains.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 146 recorded events, 48 (33%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
Hail measured to 1 inches fell in eastern El Paso County.
Hail measured to 1.5 inches occurred in central El Paso County.
Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in Fountain.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell in El Paso County from severe thunderstorms.
There was one inch hail measured at the location.
A public report via mPING reported hail of 1 inch in diameter.
A public source reported hail of approximately 1.0 inch in diameter.
Hail measured to 1.5 inches fell in Security.
A public source via mPing, reported hail of 1 inch in diameter.
Public reported hail of 0.75 inches in diameter.
Picture of 1 inch diameter hail from social media.
Mping report.
Mping Report.
Public reported.
Reported by the public.
From the Mping app and the public.
Public reported.
Reported by a trained spotter.
Reported from the Broadcast Media.
Winds of 50 mph or greater were also observed.
Storm chaser reports large hail, 1 inch.
Trained spotter reported large hail, 1.25 inches.
Public reported large hail, 1.25 inches.
Report came from an image on Twitter.
Local broadcast media relayed golf ball hail.
One inch hail.
Public report of 1.25 inch hail.
Golf ball sized hail reported.
A report from MPING relayed half-dollar size.
Half-dollar size hail reported.
Trained spotter reported quarter size hail.
Windows in houses were broken by the large hail.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database. Publication lag is approximately 75 days — current-year events may be incomplete.
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