Colorado, 1985

Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 2, 1985

June 2, 1985 · NWS R · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

4 hail, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

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

Hail, Jefferson

When
June 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.620, -105.080

Hail, Washington

When
June 2, 6:33 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -103.380

Hail, Washington

When
June 2, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
39.930, -103.230

Hail, Arapahoe

When
June 2, 8:04 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.620, -104.050

Tornado, Douglas

When
June 2, 8:34 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
39.300, -104.950

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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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: 9986673, 9986674, 9986675, 9986676, 9986677.