Colorado, 1961

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 2, 1961

June 2, 1961 · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

3 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Phillips

When
June 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Phillips County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.630, -102.700

Tornado, Prowers

When
June 2, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Prowers County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.120, -102.400

Tornado, Prowers

When
June 2, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Prowers County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.120, -102.450

Hail, Prowers

When
June 2, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Prowers County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.080, -102.580

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9992541, 9992542, 9992543, 9992544.