Colorado, 1987

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 7, 1987

July 7, 1987 · NWS DEN · 17 events in 9 counties and zones

9 tornado, 8 hail, 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
$25,000
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

9 tornado, 8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Douglas

When
July 7, 2:34 PM MST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
39.350, -104.870

Tornado, Douglas

When
July 7, 2:39 PM MST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
39.350, -104.800

Tornado, Douglas

When
July 7, 2:44 PM MST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
39.370, -104.870

Hail, Adams

When
July 7, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.870, -104.430

Hail, Weld

When
July 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.420, -104.530

Tornado, Elbert

When
July 7, 4:17 PM MST
Where
Elbert County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
7 yd
Coordinates
39.500, -104.200

Tornado, Weld

When
July 7, 4:25 PM MST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
40.350, -104.680

Tornado, Weld

When
July 7, 4:40 PM MST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F2
Path length
5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.400, -104.370

Hail, Weld

When
July 7, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.800, -104.130

Hail, Weld

When
July 7, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.420, -104.530

Hail, Huerfano

When
July 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Huerfano County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.630, -104.780

Tornado, Weld

When
July 7, 5:35 PM MST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
40.550, -104.200

Hail, Huerfano

When
July 7, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Huerfano County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
37.620, -104.780

Hail, Washington

When
July 7, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.170, -103.200

Hail, Sedgwick

When
July 7, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.930, -102.530

Tornado, Otero

When
July 7, 7:14 PM MST
Where
Otero County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
38.000, -103.500

Tornado, Yuma

When
July 7, 8:25 PM MST
Where
Yuma County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
40.070, -102.780

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 9988189, 9988190, 9988191, 9988193, 9984570, 9988192, 9988194, 9988195, 9988197, 9988198, 9988199, 9984571, 9988201, 9988202, 9988203, 9988200, 9988204.