Colorado, 1988

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 13, 1988

June 13, 1988 · NWS DEN · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
1
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Douglas

When
June 13, 1:18 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.520, -104.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Pueblo

When
June 13, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Pueblo County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
38.270, -104.600

Hail, Jefferson

When
June 13, 2:19 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.580, -105.270

Hail, Adams

When
June 13, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.13 in hail
Coordinates
39.800, -104.300

Tornado, Adams

When
June 13, 2:22 PM MST
Where
Adams County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
39.720, -104.300

Hail, Morgan

When
June 13, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.250, -103.800

Hail, Cheyenne

When
June 13, 4:47 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.730, -102.350

Hail, Cheyenne

When
June 13, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.770, -102.780

Hail, Kit Carson

When
June 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Kit Carson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -102.270

Hail, Kit Carson

When
June 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Kit Carson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -102.600

Tornado, Logan

When
June 13, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.870, -102.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
June 13, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
39.130, -103.180

What these are

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

Every storm in Colorado in 1988Every state in 1988This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Colorado, 1988Warnings in Colorado, June 1988

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: 9984803, 9984804, 9984805, 9984807, 9984806, 9984808, 9984809, 9984810, 9984812, 9984813, 9984811, 9984814.