Colorado, 1987

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 2, 1987

July 2, 1987 · NWS DEN · 17 events in 7 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
$3,000
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, Arapahoe

When
July 2, 3:12 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.620, -105.000

Hail, Arapahoe

When
July 2, 3:23 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -104.830

Tornado, Adams

When
July 2, 3:27 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
250 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.880, -104.730

Tornado, Adams

When
July 2, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
39.880, -104.730

Hail, Adams

When
July 2, 3:38 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -104.850

Hail, Weld

When
July 2, 4:04 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.000, -104.630

Hail, Weld

When
July 2, 4:08 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.970, -103.650

Hail, Morgan

When
July 2, 4:53 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.230, -104.070

Hail, Douglas

When
July 2, 4:53 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -104.750

Hail, Morgan

When
July 2, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.250, -104.050

Hail, Elbert

When
July 2, 6:19 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
1.12 in hail
Coordinates
39.130, -104.530

Hail, El Paso

When
July 2, 8:56 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.020, -104.700

Hail, El Paso

When
July 2, 9:05 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.830, -104.820

Hail, Douglas

When
July 2, 9:07 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.520, -104.670

Hail, Elbert

When
July 2, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.370, -104.480

Hail, Elbert

When
July 2, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.370, -104.570

Hail, El Paso

When
July 2, 11:00 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.020, -104.700

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: 9988162, 9988163, 9988164, 9988165, 9988166, 9988167, 9988168, 9988169, 9988170, 9988171, 9988172, 9988173, 9988174, 9988175, 9988176, 9988177, 9988178.