Colorado, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, May 24, 1984

May 24, 1984 · NWS ATA · 14 events in 8 counties and zones

6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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
$278,000
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

6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Larimer

When
May 24, 6:04 PM CST
Where
Larimer County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
40.580, -105.080

Hail, Weld

When
May 24, 6:18 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.450, -104.530

Hail, Weld

When
May 24, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.420, -104.680

Tornado, Morgan

When
May 24, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Rating
F2
Path length
5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.350, -103.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Weld

When
May 24, 7:11 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
40.100, -104.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
May 24, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
40.250, -103.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Arapahoe

When
May 24, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
39.720, -104.220

Hail, Washington

When
May 24, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -103.580

Hail, Weld

When
May 24, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.480, -104.580

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 24, 8:36 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.400, -103.700

Tornado, Kit Carson

When
May 24, 8:56 PM CST
Where
Kit Carson County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
39.320, -103.080

Tornado, Morgan

When
May 24, 8:59 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.270, -104.020

Hail, Kit Carson

When
May 24, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Kit Carson County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.320, -103.070

Tornado, Prowers

When
May 24, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Prowers County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.070, -102.320

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.
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.

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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: 9988881, 9988882, 9988883, 9988884, 9988885, 9988886, 9988887, 9988888, 9988889, 9988890, 9988891, 9988892, 9988893, 9988894.