Pilot Index / Colorado Springs / May 18, 2018

Verified Against NCEI Storm Events

Hail and Wind in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 18, 2018

14 published severe reports within 11 mi of central Colorado Springs on May 18, 2018.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 14. Wind reports: 0. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 14 of 14 reports.

The city land-area radius is 8 mi. The count radius adds 3 mi. The state line does not cut this circle.

N MANITOU SPGS ncei:756226MANITOU SPGS ncei:756227MANITOU SPGS ncei:756228MANITOU SPGS ncei:756229COLORADO SPGS ncei:756230(AFF)USAF ACDMY COLO ncei:756231PETERSON AFB ncei:756232PETERSON AFB ncei:756233PETERSON AFB ncei:756234PETERSON AFB ncei:756235PETERSON AFB ncei:756236PETERSON AFB ncei:756237FALCON ncei:756238SECURITY ncei:756239 6 Reports in This Group64 Reports in This Group4 Colorado Springs 8 mi11 mi
TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDistanceDetails
May 18, 2018, 2:56 PM MDTHail1.00 inMANITOU SPGS6.1 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 2:56 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MANITOU SPGS, 6.1 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756226.
May 18, 2018, 2:57 PM MDTHail1.00 inMANITOU SPGS6.1 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 2:57 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MANITOU SPGS, 6.1 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756227.
May 18, 2018, 2:59 PM MDTHail1.00 inMANITOU SPGS5.3 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 2:59 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MANITOU SPGS, 5.3 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756228.
May 18, 2018, 3:06 PM MDTHail1.50 inMANITOU SPGS6.1 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 3:06 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, MANITOU SPGS, 6.1 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756229.
May 18, 2018, 3:10 PM MDTHail1.25 inCOLORADO SPGS3.2 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 3:10 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, COLORADO SPGS, 3.2 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756230.
May 18, 2018, 3:35 PM MDTHail1.50 in(AFF)USAF ACDMY COLO8.7 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 3:35 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, (AFF)USAF ACDMY COLO, 8.7 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756231.
May 18, 2018, 4:04 PM MDTHail1.00 inPETERSON AFB0.8 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 4:04 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PETERSON AFB, 0.8 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756232.
May 18, 2018, 4:08 PM MDTHail1.25 inPETERSON AFB0.8 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 4:08 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, PETERSON AFB, 0.8 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756233.
May 18, 2018, 4:09 PM MDTHail1.00 inPETERSON AFB1.4 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 4:09 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PETERSON AFB, 1.4 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756234.
May 18, 2018, 4:15 PM MDTHail1.25 inPETERSON AFB1.7 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 4:15 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, PETERSON AFB, 1.7 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756235.
May 18, 2018, 4:20 PM MDTHail1.50 inPETERSON AFB3.3 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 4:20 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, PETERSON AFB, 3.3 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756236.
May 18, 2018, 4:26 PM MDTHail1.75 inPETERSON AFB2.4 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 4:26 PM MDT. Hail, 1.75 in, PETERSON AFB, 2.4 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756237.
May 18, 2018, 4:45 PM MDTHail1.00 inFALCON9.3 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 4:45 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, FALCON, 9.3 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756238.
May 18, 2018, 5:00 PM MDTHail1.25 inSECURITY7.6 mi
Record
  • May 18, 2018, 5:00 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, SECURITY, 7.6 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756239.
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Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

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