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Fort Collins hail season 1997
11 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 4 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1997 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1997, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 1997 | 6 | 1.75" | WELD |
| June 14, 1997 | 2 | 1.50" | WELD, LARIMER |
| May 27, 1997 | 2 | 1.00" | WELD |
| June 21, 1997 | 1 | 1.50" | WELD |
“Large hail, up to golfball size, hammered the Greeley area causing extensive damage. Estimates included $2.25 million to homes with another $840,000 in automobile claims.”
— NWS event narrative, June 23, 1997 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 2 · Jun 9
Wind context: the record also holds 1 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1997 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Fort Collins anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.