Colorado, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 19, 1980

June 19, 1980 · NWS NG · 14 events in 7 counties and zones

10 hail, 4 tornado, 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

10 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Weld

When
June 19, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.530, -103.780

Hail, El Paso

When
June 19, 2:20 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.900, -104.900

Hail, El Paso

When
June 19, 2:30 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -104.780

Hail, El Paso

When
June 19, 3:00 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.900, -104.920

Hail, El Paso

When
June 19, 3:20 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -104.820

Tornado, Arapahoe

When
June 19, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.9 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
39.680, -104.300

Tornado, Elbert

When
June 19, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Rating
F1
Path length
3.6 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.520, -104.270

Hail, El Paso

When
June 19, 4:48 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.030, -104.820

Hail, El Paso

When
June 19, 4:55 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.730, -104.780

Hail, Crowley

When
June 19, 5:12 PM CST
Where
Crowley County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.130, -103.750

Tornado, Pueblo

When
June 19, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Pueblo County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
37.830, -104.130

Hail, El Paso

When
June 19, 5:15 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.830, -104.850

Hail, El Paso

When
June 19, 5:15 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.680, -104.700

Tornado, Otero

When
June 19, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Otero County
Rating
F1
Path length
6.4 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
37.780, -103.980

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 9987850, 9987851, 9987852, 9987853, 9987854, 9987855, 9987856, 9987857, 9987858, 9987859, 9987860, 9987861, 9987862, 9987863.