Colorado, 1987

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 18, 1987

June 18, 1987 · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 3 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

7 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Boulder

When
June 18, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Boulder County
Measured
1.15 in hail
Coordinates
39.980, -105.130

Hail, Jefferson

When
June 18, 4:14 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.770, -105.220

Tornado, Larimer

When
June 18, 4:20 PM MST
Where
Larimer County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.570, -105.570

Hail, Douglas

When
June 18, 6:06 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.370, -104.870

Hail, Douglas

When
June 18, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.230, -104.870

Tornado, Douglas

When
June 18, 5:44 PM MST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
39.370, -104.870

Hail, Elbert

When
June 18, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.350, -104.600

Tornado, Elbert

When
June 18, 7:57 PM MST
Where
Elbert County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
23 yd
Coordinates
39.350, -104.470

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 18, 9:08 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.130, -103.470

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 18, 10:59 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.270, -103.700

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 9987020, 9987021, 9987022, 9987024, 9987025, 9987023, 9987026, 9987027, 9987028, 9987029.