Colorado, 1981

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 2, 1981

August 2, 1981 · NWS ATA · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pueblo

When
August 2, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Pueblo County
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates
38.830, -104.870

Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso

When
August 2, 10:20 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates
38.830, -104.870

Tornado, El Paso

When
August 2, 11:44 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
38.850, -104.670

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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

More

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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: 9984591, 9984592, 9984593.