Colorado, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 11, 1990

July 11, 1990 · NWS DEN · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

11 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
60
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

11 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Larimer

When
July 11, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Larimer County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.400, -105.280

Hail, Boulder

When
July 11, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Boulder County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.220, -105.380

Hail, Boulder

When
July 11, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Boulder County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.030, -105.250

Hail, Boulder

When
July 11, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Boulder County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.980, -105.130

Hail, Jefferson

When
July 11, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.900, -105.120

Hail, Jefferson

When
July 11, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Injuries
13 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
39.800, -105.080

Hail, Adams

When
July 11, 2:17 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.880, -104.970

Hail, Jefferson

When
July 11, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Injuries
47 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
39.770, -105.070

Hail, Denver

When
July 11, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Denver County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -104.950

Hail, Arapahoe

When
July 11, 2:56 PM CST
Where
Arapahoe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.620, -104.950

Hail, Elbert

When
July 11, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Elbert County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.350, -104.620

Tornado, Jefferson

When
July 11, 2:40 PM MST
Where
Jefferson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.730, -105.100

Tornado, Douglas

When
July 11, 3:15 PM MST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.370, -104.870

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

Every storm in Colorado in 1990Every state in 1990This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Colorado, 1990Warnings in Colorado, July 1990

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: 9987136, 9987137, 9987138, 9987139, 9987140, 9987141, 9987142, 9987143, 9987144, 9987146, 9987148, 9987145, 9987147.