Colorado, 1987

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 23, 1987

June 23, 1987 · NWS DEN · 31 events in 12 counties and zones

27 hail, 4 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
31

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

27 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Weld

When
June 23, 2:11 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
40.100, -104.600

Hail, Weld

When
June 23, 2:31 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.070, -104.780

Hail, Arapahoe

When
June 23, 2:58 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.620, -105.000

Hail, Jefferson

When
June 23, 3:06 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.800, -105.080

Hail, Denver

When
June 23, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Denver County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -104.930

Hail, Jefferson

When
June 23, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -105.100

Hail, Weld

When
June 23, 3:31 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.100, -104.520

Hail, Arapahoe

When
June 23, 3:39 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.720, -104.830

Hail, Jefferson

When
June 23, 3:54 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -105.100

Hail, Weld

When
June 23, 4:03 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
40.070, -104.370

Tornado, Weld

When
June 23, 3:20 PM MST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
40.050, -104.620

Hail, Weld

When
June 23, 4:26 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -104.330

Hail, Weld

When
June 23, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.170, -104.600

Hail, Weld

When
June 23, 5:13 PM CST
Where
Weld County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.830, -104.830

Hail, Arapahoe

When
June 23, 5:44 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
39.720, -104.220

Hail, Fremont

When
June 23, 5:53 PM CST
Where
Fremont County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.420, -105.020

Hail, Elbert

When
June 23, 6:01 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.220, -104.530

Hail, El Paso

When
June 23, 6:42 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.830, -104.820

Hail, Pueblo

When
June 23, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Pueblo County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.270, -104.600

Hail, El Paso

When
June 23, 6:55 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.720, -104.700

Tornado, Weld

When
June 23, 5:58 PM MST
Where
Weld County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
40.650, -104.730

Hail, El Paso

When
June 23, 7:00 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.930, -104.620

Hail, Pueblo

When
June 23, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Pueblo County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.270, -104.600

Hail, El Paso

When
June 23, 7:10 PM CST
Where
El Paso County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.830, -104.370

Tornado, Washington

When
June 23, 7:00 PM MST
Where
Washington County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
39.700, -103.380

Tornado, Washington

When
June 23, 7:08 PM MST
Where
Washington County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
39.700, -103.380

Hail, Otero

When
June 23, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Otero County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.050, -103.720

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 23, 8:31 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.130, -103.470

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 23, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.270, -103.480

Hail, Kit Carson

When
June 23, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Kit Carson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -103.070

Hail, Otero

When
June 23, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Otero County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.970, -103.550

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: 9987041, 9987042, 9987043, 9987044, 9987046, 9987047, 9987048, 9987049, 9987050, 9987051, 9987045, 9987052, 9987053, 9987054, 9987055, 9987913, 9988127, 9988128, 9988129, 9988130, 9988126, 9988132, 9988133, 9988135, 9988131, 9988134, 9988136, 9988137, 9988138, 9988139, 9988140.