Colorado, 1986

Tornado and Hail in Colorado, August 2, 1986

August 2, 1986 · NWS DEN · 36 events in 11 counties and zones

35 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
7
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
36

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

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

Hail, Teller

When
August 2, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Teller County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.930, -105.150

Hail, El Paso

When
August 2, 2:16 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -104.520

Hail, Adams

When
August 2, 2:16 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.780, -104.480

Hail, Arapahoe

When
August 2, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.720, -104.220

Hail, Elbert

When
August 2, 3:26 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.470, -103.950

Hail, Adams

When
August 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.750, -104.600

Hail, Pueblo

When
August 2, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Pueblo County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.080, -104.980

Hail, Larimer

When
August 2, 4:23 PM CST
Where
Larimer County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.300, -105.180

Hail, Elbert

When
August 2, 4:26 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.470, -103.950

Hail, Adams

When
August 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.750, -104.600

Hail, Boulder

When
August 2, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Boulder County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
40.270, -105.220

Hail, Boulder

When
August 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Boulder County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
40.170, -105.100

Hail, Larimer

When
August 2, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Larimer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.580, -105.080

Hail, Larimer

When
August 2, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Larimer County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.580, -105.080

Hail, Adams

When
August 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.980, -104.820

Hail, Larimer

When
August 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Larimer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.800, -105.370

Hail, Adams

When
August 2, 5:33 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.900, -104.820

Hail, Adams

When
August 2, 5:54 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -104.850

Hail, Arapahoe

When
August 2, 5:54 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -104.830

Hail, Larimer

When
August 2, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Larimer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.700, -105.000

Hail, Weld

When
August 2, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.220, -104.820

Hail, Adams

When
August 2, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.800, -104.920

Hail, Larimer

When
August 2, 6:16 PM CST
Where
Larimer County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.530, -104.980

Hail, Boulder

When
August 2, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Boulder County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.000, -105.080

Hail, Elbert

When
August 2, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.350, -104.600

Hail, Boulder

When
August 2, 7:12 PM CST
Where
Boulder County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.200, -105.100

Hail, Weld

When
August 2, 7:32 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -105.050

Hail, Larimer

When
August 2, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Larimer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.800, -105.120

Hail, Adams

When
August 2, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.900, -104.970

Hail, Weld

When
August 2, 8:11 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.580, -105.020

Hail, Adams

When
August 2, 8:14 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.800, -104.920

Hail, Denver

When
August 2, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Denver County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.770, -104.880

Hail, Larimer

When
August 2, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Larimer County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.450, -105.020

Hail, Douglas

When
August 2, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.450, -104.770

Hail, Adams

When
August 2, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -104.850

Tornado, Weld

When
August 2, 9:50 PM MST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.7 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.580, -104.250

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.

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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: 9985857, 9985858, 9985859, 9985860, 9985861, 9985862, 9985863, 9985864, 9985865, 9985866, 9985867, 9985868, 9985869, 9985870, 9985871, 9985872, 9985873, 9985874, 9985875, 9985876, 9985877, 9985878, 9985879, 9985880, 9985881, 9985882, 9985883, 9985884, 9985885, 9985886, 9985887, 9985888, 9985889, 9985890, 9985891, 9985892.