Colorado, 1986Tornado and Hail in Colorado, August 3, 1986
August 3, 1986 · NWS DEN · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- 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
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso
- When
- August 3, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- El Paso County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.030, -104.550
Hail, El Paso
- When
- August 3, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- El Paso County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -104.720
Hail, Elbert
- When
- August 3, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Elbert County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -104.670
Tornado, Lincoln
- When
- August 3, 5:48 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -103.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Yuma
- When
- August 3, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Yuma County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.700, -102.300
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, August 3, 1986F0 · 32 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 3, 19861 injured · 0.75 in hail · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 3, 19860.75 in hail · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 3, 19861.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 3, 19860.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 3, 198655 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail in South Dakota, August 3, 19861.5 in hail · 3 events
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: 9985893, 9985894, 9985895, 9985896, 9985897.