Colorado, 1981

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 13, 1981

June 13, 1981 · NWS LCO · 17 events in 9 counties and zones

15 hail, 2 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

15 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Boulder

When
June 13, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Boulder County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.170, -105.100

Hail, Weld

When
June 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.350, -104.780

Hail, Denver

When
June 13, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Denver County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -104.930

Hail, Adams

When
June 13, 7:12 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.830, -105.030

Tornado, Logan

When
June 13, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
40.800, -103.070

Hail, Arapahoe

When
June 13, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.620, -104.050

Hail, Logan

When
June 13, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.750, -103.070

Hail, Morgan

When
June 13, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.250, -103.800

Hail, Morgan

When
June 13, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.250, -103.620

Hail, Weld

When
June 13, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.580, -104.720

Hail, Denver

When
June 13, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Denver County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.700, -104.970

Hail, Sedgwick

When
June 13, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
3.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.980, -102.270

Hail, Yuma

When
June 13, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Yuma County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.450, -102.720

Hail, Adams

When
June 13, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -104.850

Hail, Yuma

When
June 13, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Yuma County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.600, -102.300

Hail, Logan

When
June 13, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.480, -103.350

Tornado, Morgan

When
June 13, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.250, -103.650

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.

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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: 9984542, 9984543, 9984544, 9984545, 9984546, 9984547, 9984548, 9984549, 9984550, 9984551, 9984552, 9984553, 9984554, 9984555, 9984556, 9984557, 9984558.