Sunday Storm Left Blanket Of Graupel And Hail On Pikes Peak
DENVER (CBS4) - People visiting Pikes Peak found what looked like a winter wonderland when they arrived to the summit on Monday morning, but it was actually a blanket of graupel and hail left from thunderstorms that moved through late Sunday afternoon.
As of 10:30 a.m. on Monday the weather at the summit was sunny and 42 degrees.
A thunderstorm brought some hail and graupel to Pikes Peak around 6 pm on Sunday August 29th! #cowx pic.twitter.com/NKb1JHYIoL
— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) August 30, 2021
The storm on Sunday was part of a small cluster of strong thunderstorms that formed over Park County. The slow-moving storms dropped locally heavy rain and small hail as they pushed to the east.
Tracking a few strong storms in Park County. Some small hail possible. They are crawling to the east. #COwx #4wx pic.twitter.com/rgSN9eLTcG
— Chris Spears (@ChrisCBS4) August 29, 2021
A meteorologist with the National Weather Service was in the town of Jefferson when the storms moved through and he recorded hail that was as large as 1.25 inches in diameter. While that was large enough to classify the storm as severe, most locations did not receive hail that large.